Archives for General News
May 2019
Friday, May 31:
Sadomasochism Finally Explained (1 comments)
12 dead in shooting at Virginia Beach Municipal Center Friday (2 comments)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Ted Cruz Team Up To Address Lobbying
The way NATO controls the armed forces of the Baltics
Russia-Belarus Union Shield-2019 drills to be solely defensive, vows defense chief
Inside Argentina's Killing Machine: Gruesome Human Rights Crimes of 1976-1983 (1 comments)
Here's how Trump's new aggressive tariffs on Mexico will work (1 comments)
Thursday, May 30:
Trump announces tariffs on Mexico starting June 10 if it doesn't slow flow of migrants (1 comments)
The Senate Will Not Vote on Any Election Security Bills, GOP Senator Says
New Mexico Attorney General Balderas sues Monsanto, the company that made now-banned PCBs (2 comments)
Baltic countries can collapse like the USSR
Tomgram: Danny Sjursen, With Friends Like These...
Man who set himself on fire outside the White House dies in hospital after suffering burns to 85% of his body (1 comments)
Louisiana passes fetal heartbeat abortion ban, Democratic governor says he will sign into law
JAY INSLEE: Remember freedom fries? 'Freedom gas' is now a thing, Energy Department says (2 comments)
Is Julian Assange being murdered? (4 comments)
Wednesday, May 29:
Robert Mueller Just Told Congress to Do Its Damn Job (2 comments)
Video: Abby Martin Reveals the Brutal Truth About Israel and Palestine (2 comments)
Some 144 people have been executed since US-client Field Marshal Sisi seized power in 2013 (1 comments)
Ocasio-Cortez smeared as 'enemy of freedom' in video shown at Fresno baseball game; Team Apologizes (1 comments)
Boris Johnson must go on trial for 'lying and misleading' in Brexit campaign, judge orders (1 comments)
Sri Lankan Refugee Family That Hid Snowden in Hong Kong Now Trapped in Limbo (1 comments)
Tuesday, May 28:
Susan Lee Schwartz: Debunking Donald's False Treason Charges Against His "Enemies" (1 comments)
HIPAA & Privacy: What You Need to Know to Stay Safe (1 comments)
Tomgram: James Carroll, The 12 Days of Bombing That Never End (for Me)
'Stronger than ever': Trump weighs in as Israel's Netanyahu struggles to form government - RT World News (1 comments)
Mike Pence Tells West Point Graduates They Will Be In Combat: 'It Will Happen' (3 comments)
Interview with La Vecchia: "A little nanoFlowcell® doesn't work" (5 comments)
Monday, May 27:
Alabama 4channer with body armor guns down three police officers, fatally shoots one
'A green wave has swept the European Parliament' in show of demand for climate action (1 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: Amid Rising Anti-Semitism, German Official Advises Jews Against Wearing Skullcaps in Public (1 comments)
Major NYTimes Story on UFOs (1 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: Ohio: Teacher Reports "Nightmare" in the Lorain City Schools; by Diane Ravitch (2 comments)
Ending Massacres Can Begin with Righting the Past: A Memorial Day Consideration (3 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: Journalism Is Under Unprecedented Assault (1 comments)
70's, 80's Anti-War Heroes Call for New Anti-War Uprising (23 comments)
Sunday, May 26:
Weapons worth $8B headed to Middle East over Congress' objections (1 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: Trump's Targeting of Intelligence Agencies Gains a Harder Edge (1 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: U.S. and South Korea Gear Up for Burden-Sharing Talks (1 comments)
Trump's golf outings have cost taxpayers more than $100 million (1 comments)
Police Stifled Dissent During Near-Total Abortion Ban Debate in Georgia
Saturday, May 25:
Former Code Talker was longest-serving sitting state legislator
Federal Judge Haywood Gilliam Partially Blocks Trump's Border Wall Plan, Bars Use of DOD Funds
Stolen N.S.A. Tool "EternalBlue" Wreaks Havoc (3 comments)
Sanders, Warren, Wyden Join Free Press Advocates in Denouncing Assange Prosecution as Grave Threat-But Others Are Silent (11 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: 'Genocidal': Trump-Who Claims He Doesn't Want War-Threatens 'Official End of Iran' (1 comments)
Turkish Weapons Could Become Key Obstruction for Haftar's Offensive on Tripoli
Bernie Sanders: All Teachers' Salaries Should Start at $60,000
Sanders and Gabbard Stand Up for Julian Assange (20 comments)
Rising maternal deaths are my concern
Friday, May 24:
Susan Lee Schwartz: Trump's Refusal To Work With Congress Breaks From Clinton, Nixon History : All things Considered;NPR (1 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: Trump Officially Authorizes An Investigation Into The Investigators (3 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: The New German Anti-Semitism (4 comments)
Colorado becomes first state in nation to cap price of insulin (1 comments)
US Army research center publishes strategy to destabilize Russia (8 comments)
Michigan Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Religion and Against Children (1 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: "There's Only One Way to Stop Predatory Lending;" New Rules End Protections (3 comments)
Black Male, Albert Wilson, Gets 12 Yrs For 'Making Out' With White Teen, 17, He Met at 21+ Bar
Bipartisan pushback against Pentagon overreach (1 comments)
Questions raised over Florida Cabinet meeting in Israel
Thursday, May 23:
Judge rules against Trump: Deutsche Bank can turn loan info over to Congress
Discussion on the Politics (not biology) of 5G, and a Look at China's World Role (2 comments)
Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, What Illinois Bikers Know That Washington Doesn't
World War 3 warning: Nuclear war risk highest in DECADES - UN alert (1 comments)
Syrian Gas Attack Was Staged, Leaked Documents Reveal (3 comments)
'Violent' tornado delivers direct hit to Missouri, killing 3 overnight - ABC News
Wednesday, May 22:
6th migrant child dies in US custody in September 2018 (predating all of the other 5)
Israel's War Criminals In Their Own Words
Washington becomes 1st US state to legalize human composting (3 comments)
U.S. Wall Funding of $1.57 Billion Yields 1.7 Miles of Fence, Federal Judge Haywood Gilliam Told
Michael Cohen filings reveal over 230 calls and 950 texts with firm connected to Russian oligarch, from election day (1 comments)
Justin Amash actually seems to have read the Constitution. For the GOP, that's treason
Visualizing lawmakers' voting records in 3D (1 comments)
Tuesday, May 21:
'Where are the headlines?' Roger Waters points to Syria gas attack 'stench' in wake of leaked report (3 comments)
Teenager Is Latest Migrant Child To Die In U.S. Custody
Tomgram: Engelhardt, American Election Exceptionalism
Buttigieg 2020: Democratic candidates fail to build "Christian left" - Vox (1 comments)
Paul Beckwith on Recent and Happening Tornadoes in Midwest (3 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: 15 Visuals That Show The Attack on Public Schools in NC
Michael Cohen's closed-door testimony was just unsealed - here are 6 stunning moments from the hearings (2 comments)
Gov. Bill Lee says he will call special session if Speaker Glen Casada does not resign
Monday, May 20:
CA Congressman Ted Lieu Eloquently Blasts Trump over His Plan to Pardon War Criminals (3 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: These six corporations are financing the war on women in six states
Susan Lee Schwartz: No holds Barred: Trump and his troops push for imperial presidency (2 comments)
Eight Minutes of Tulsi, Kicking Bigger Butts than Usual (7 comments)
One million species risk extinction due to humans: draft UN report (1 comments)
Facebook Admits Israeli Social Manipulation Company Spent $800,000 To Influence African Elections (5 comments)
Newly Released FBI Docs Shed Light on Apparent Mossad Foreknowledge of 9/11 Attacks (1 comments)
Steelmaker's 21-story Building Demolition: The short video may stimulate memories (1 comments)
US president tweets World War 3 (5 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: As Thousands of Taxi Drivers Were Trapped in Loans, Top Officials Counted the Money (1 comments)
Trayvon Martin's Mom Announces Run for County Commission in Miami
Alabama abortion law too extreme, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney Says (2 comments)
Testicular Bill Of Rights: Georgia Bill Would Place Restrictions On Viagra, Porn For Men (11 comments)
Sunday, May 19:
Susan Lee Schwartz: Pearson's Plans for 2025: Make Sure You Are Seated When You Read This; by Diane Ravitch (3 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: When Police Surveil New Yorkers (1 comments)
Austrian far-right leader quits over sting, coalition teeters (1 comments)
The Balance Has Shifted: Facts on Impeachment Favor Moving Ahead (8 comments)
GOP Rep. Justin Amash says Trump committed 'impeachable conduct'
Saturday, May 18:
GOP Rep. Amash becomes first Republican to call for Trump's impeachment (2 comments)
Biden Keeps Focus on Trump in Official Campaign Kickoff
Friday, May 17:
84 degrees near the Arctic Ocean this weekend as carbon dioxide hit its highest level in human history (18 comments)
Anti-coup activists charged with 'interfering' in US raid on Venezuelan embassy (5 comments)
Sgt. James Brown, 26, Survived Two Tours in Iraq Only to Die Begging for His Life in Texas Jail (1 comments)
I.M. Pei, designer of Paris Louvre's iconic pyramid, dies at 102
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announces 2020 presidential bid
Susan Lee Schwartz: House Passes Legislation Aiming to Shore Up Health Law and Lower Drug Costs (1 comments)
Lunch lady fired after letting kid with $8 debt get lunch (3 comments)
Chelsea Manning Back in Prison After Refusing to Testify (1 comments)
Thursday, May 16:
UN Chief Warns of Nuclear 'Coffin' Leaking in Pacific (2 comments)
Tomgram: Hashem and Allen, Lobbying for War
Susan Lee Schwartz: Democrats are badly blowing it against Trump. A brutal new TV ad shows how. - The Washington Post (1 comments)
Facebook busts Israel-based campaign to disrupt elections in various countries (1 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: How to Stop the March to War With Iran; By Wendy R. Sherman; former under Sec'y of State for Political Affairs (5 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: NEA State Report Card on Charter School Laws: Not Good! by Diane Ravitch (3 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: Americans Are Obsessed With Serial Killers and True Crime - (1 comments)
Wednesday, May 15:
The American people ask for international assistance to uphold the US Constitution (19 comments)
Reducing Energy, Saving Money, Creating Jobs and Staying Safe
Tuesday, May 14:
Trump Tries to Win Over Midwest Farmers with Socialist Promises (4 comments)
Tulsi Gabbard Speaks Out For Embassy Protectors and For "Hands Off Venezuela." (4 comments)
Tackle white supremacy as terrorism, experts say (7 comments)
Alabama Senate bans nearly all abortions, including rape cases
Deepest ever dive finds plastic bag at bottom of Mariana Trench
Susan Lee Schwartz: If you live in Nebraska, call your state legislator today and urge him or her to vote NO on LB 670. by Diane Ravitch (1 comments)
Tomgram: Karen Greenberg, Now You See It, Now You Don't
Trump Greets Hungary's Hard-Right Leader In Oval Office
Potomac Electric Kills Power At The Venezuelan Embassy Amid Protests (4 comments)
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock announces presidential campaign (1 comments)
Monday, May 13:
Former President Jimmy Carter Suffers Broken Hip (1 comments)
California Jury: Bayer must pay $2+ billion to Couple with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in Roundup Cancer Trial (5 comments)
Jimmy Carter Falls, Breaks Hip -- But That's Not His "Main Concern" (1 comments)
Mena Mangal: Journalist and women's rights campaigner shot dead in broad daylight in Kabul
Tomgram: John Feffer, The Rising Tide of the Populist Right
Sunday, May 12:
The US has had 57 times as many school shootings as the other major industrialized nations combined (3 comments)
There have been 15 school shootings in the US so far this year
Brazil Tells the World: The Amazon Rainforest Is Ours, Not Yours (3 comments)
Vermont passes bill abolishing Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples' Day
Melting Ice Sheets Will Worsen Extreme Weather (Scientific American Reports) (1 comments)
Tug-of-Love: Immigrant Mom Loses Effort to Regain Son Given to US Parents
Border detention cells in Texas are so overcrowded that the U.S. is using aircraft to move migrants
Saturday, May 11:
Granville Coggs, Tuskegee Airman and Renaissance man, dies at 93
Battle Over Election-Rigging Rages Behind Scene in 2020 Primaries
Notre Dame: Architect unveils striking proposal for 'green' cathedral
Federal Judge Dana Sabraw: Government isn't reuniting migrant children with legal guardians
Back when I was in OpEdNews Seminary School, I heard that one could petition the lawd with any old kind of bullshit (9 comments)
Criminalizing disability: New Mexico special-needs kids who don't get help in school are winding up in jail (1 comments)
U.S. Special Forces School Publishes New Guide for Overthrowing Foreign Governments (2 comments)
Friday, May 10:
Susan Lee Schwartz: HUD finds proposed public housing rule would evict thousands of legal citizen children. (1 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: Kamala Harris: America Needs to Fix Public K-12 Funding - (4 comments)
Trump economists quit en masse after reports showing farmers hurt
How Does Trump Destroy the US? Let Me Count the Ways: Rep Raskin, D-MD (Video) (1 comments)
The Hidden Cause of Greed (6 comments)
Thursday, May 9:
Red Sox Players Divided Over White House Visit
Sandra Bland video surfaces: Woman found dead in TX jail recorded her 2015 traffic stop
Trump to nominate former Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan as secretary of defense (1 comments)
Extreme Weather in U.S., May 9 (5 comments)
U.S seizes North Korean ship over 'sanctions-busting' in escalation of tensions hours after Kim unleashes mussiles (4 comments)
Tomgram: Beverly Gologorsky, Health Care That Makes Us Ill
AS U.S. Secret Service Terrorizes Embassy Protectors, Gloria La Riva Educates America about Venezuela (2 comments)
Judgement Day:Our Digital Dystopia
Wednesday, May 8:
Susan Lee Schwartz: President Trump's Obstruction Never Ended (1 comments)
The negative campaign against Kaspersky (1 comments)
Trump responds to New York Times report he lost more than $1 billion, calls it "hit job"
Susan Lee Schwartz: Heading for constitutional convulsions - By Jennifer Rubin (1 comments)
Tuesday, May 7:
Who's Anti-Bernie and Why They're Wrong (12 comments)
Tomgram: Hartung and Smithberger, A Dollar-by-Dollar Tour of the National Security State
The real reasons why Facebook wants to ban extremists. But will it work?
Bernie Sanders' 1-on-1 ABC Interview with Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl (4 comments)
76-year-old Alabama Vet Sentenced to Die In Prison for Treating His Illness With Pot
Michael Cohen's prison reality: A bunk bed in barrack-style hall
Susan Lee Schwartz: STATEMENT BY FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTORS - DOJ Alumni Statement - (1 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: Congress Is Failing: So much for checks and balances. (1 comments)
Has Assange been Poisoned? (42 comments)
Drugs Destroying Assange's Brain (7 comments)
Monday, May 6:
Susan Lee Schwartz: Robert Mueller's and William Barr's "Baby" and the History of Presidential Obstruction (1 comments)
Mnuchin rejects Hill request to hand over Trump tax returns
Poll: Mitch McConnell Is Most Unpopular Senator
Susan Lee Schwartz: Trump's Other Impeachable Offense, by James Reston Jr. (1 comments)
Sunday, May 5:
Susan Lee Schwartz: Florida's charter-school sector is a real mess by Carol Burris (2 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: Valerie Strauss on the Strange Case of the Charter School That Plans to Open in Rural Alabama; by Diane Ravitch (4 comments)
Saturday, May 4:
I'm Going to Have a Rage Stroke Over This Story About Dem Elites Trying to Take Bernie Out (1 comments)
NYT: 'Stop Sanders' Democrats Are Agonizing Over His Momentum
Rubber and Metal with Your Chicken? Tyson Obliges (3 comments)
Friday, May 3:
[videos] LORI SHEM-TOV: Israeli Blogger's surprise release following 26-month detention (1 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: Federal judges declare Ohio congressional map unconstitutional; by Robert Barnes (1 comments)
Biblical Floods Hit Southwest Iran (16 comments)
Julian Assange: Hillary Clinton's Clinton Foundation and the self-proclaimed Islamic State (3 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: Over 125 Groups Join NPE's Grassroots Network: You Should Too! by Diane Ravitch (1 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: Oklahoma: For-Profit Online Charter Chain Gobbles Up Rural Districts;by Diane Ravitch (1 comments)
If He Doesn't Release His Taxes, Trump Might Not Be On The Ballot (3 comments)
Poynter Retracts List of 515 "Fake News" (6 comments)
Thursday, May 2:
Facebook BANS Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos and other far-right extremists from for violating violence policies (12 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: How the Federal Charter School Program Defunds Public Schools and Cheats Taxpayers; BY Jan Resseger: (1 comments)
Tomgram: Rebecca Gordon, Autocrats R Us
Media that dismissed Biden now see him as clear front-runner (2 comments)
How Joe Biden went from flop to front-runner in Iowa
Susan Lee Schwartz: Bob Mueller's Extraordinary Letter to Bill Barr (1 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: James Comey: How Trump Co-opts Leaders Like Bill Barr (6 comments)
Biden Faces Conflict of Interest Questions on Ukraine (1 comments)
Wednesday, May 1:
US doesn't get how loathed it is in S. America: Looks Like Another Failed Coup Plot by US and Puppet Guaido in Venezuela (17 comments)
Susan Lee Schwartz: Florida House Passes Another Voucher Programby; Diane Ravitch (1 comments)
Assange jailed; judge slams 'unrealistic' claims he hid in Ecuadorian Embassy avoiding 'kidnap and torture' by U.S. (1 comments)
#CNN & #MSNBC Both Caught Meddling in US Democracy | #FakeNews (18 comments)
Trump threatens Cuba with 'full embargo and highest-level sanctions' over Venezuela (3 comments)