As the state promises gun rights activists they’re not coming for their guns, behind the scences they’re pleading for it to happen. And now the feared gun grab is occurring. Residents in Deerfield, Illinois have 60 days to surrender their “assault weapons” or face fines of $1000 per day per gun. The gun ban ordinance […]
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What the U.S. Really Wants from Russia…
The US’ recent multidimensional asymmetric offensive against all manner of Russian interests isn’t the random symptom of psychotic Russophobia that it’s being presented as, but is part of a comprehensive strategy for pressuring Moscow to abandon its close cooperation with China & Iran in exchange for a “New Détente”, a scenario that shouldn’t be ruled […]
National Guard Deployed to Support U.S.-Mexico Border Patrol…
President Donald J. Trump is authorizing the deployment of the National Guard to support the Border Patrol in its mission to protect our country and stop the stream of illegal immigration. To give our Border Patrol agents the support they deserve, President Trump is authorizing the deployment of National Guard units to the southern border […]
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The Taliban Keeps Stealing Night Vision Goggles from Afghan Troops — And the Pentagon Has No Idea What to Do…
U.S. military members often say “we own the night” due to their use of night vision devices, but the maxim no longer holds true. That’s because the Taliban has picked up much of that same tech, either by seizing it from slain Afghan troops or by acquiring it up on the black market. And while […]
4 Marines Die in a Helicopter Crash, the Second Marine Aircraft to Crash That Day…
Four Marines are presumed dead after their CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed in California during a training mission – the second Marine Corps aircraft crash on the same day, officials said. The helicopter from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing went down near El Centro, California, around 2:35 p.m. local time on April 3, the Marines […]
TRUMP: “Until we can have a wall and proper security, we’re going to be guarding our border with the military”…
President Trump on Tuesday said that the U.S. will secure the southern border with the military until a wall can be built, calling the move a “big step.” Trump made the remarks during a meeting with Baltic leaders, where he said he had discussed the matter with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. “Until we can have […]
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Interventionistas Outraged over Trump’s Syria Withdrawal: “We took the oil. We’ve got to keep the oil”…
Regime change advocates, neocon beltway hawks, and all the usual armchair warrior zero-skin-in-the-game think tank interventionistas are in continued meltdown mode after Trump confirmed plans to withdraw American forces – some 2000+ troops and personnel – from Syria. On Friday the president told senior White House aides that US forces will be exiting Syria after […]
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Unproven Allegations Against Trump and Putin Are Risking Nuclear War – Stephen Cohen…
“Russiagate” and the Skirpal affair have escalated dangers inherent in the new Cold War beyond those of the preceding one. Stephen F. Cohen, professor emeritus of Russian Studies and Politics at NYU and Princeton, continue their weekly discussion of the new US-Russian Cold War. (Previous installments, now in their fourth year, are at TheNation.com.) Cohen […]
U.S.-Trained Palestinian Security Forces Now Key to Peace…
Israel could face an “explosion” of protests and violence in the coming weeks, the chief of Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate (Aman) warned on March 25. As Jerusalem prepares for the country’s 70th anniversary, which Palestinians see as a “Nakba,” or “catastrophe,” a growing list of pressures could lead to new conflict. Washington is planning to […]
What Really Went on at Russia’s Seattle Consulate?…
Among the 27 countries that have retaliated for what is believed to be a Kremlin-ordered chemical-weapon attack on an ex-Russian intelligence officer and his daughter in Britain earlier this month, the United States took by far the most dramatic steps: ousting 60 diplomats in total, including 15 suspected intelligence operatives based at Russia’s United Nations […]
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Department of Justice Charges FBI Whistleblower Under Espionage Act…
A former FBI agent has been charged with two counts related to the unauthorized disclosure of national security information, according to documents filed by the Department of Justice this week, marking the latest instance of the Trump administration’s stated intention to crack down on leaks to the press. The charges, filed by the DOJ’s National […]
DACA Recipients Face Uncertainty after Court Decision…
Congressional inaction on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is impacting the program’s recipients, even as a court order provides them with work and deportation protections for now. Beneficiaries of DACA say that the program’s limitations and the heated politics around it have sowed confusion among potential employers. “That has been unfortunately a […]
Orange County Becomes Center of Resistance to California’s ‘Sanctuary State’ Legislation…
For years, Democrats have dreamed of turning Orange County, the birthplace of Richard Nixon, blue. Or at least some shade of purple. The county — once such a GOP stronghold that Ronald Reagan dubbed it the place where “all the good Republicans go to die” — is changing demographically and, therefore, politically. Growing Latino and […]
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Day After Attending March for Our Lives, Al Sharpton’s Half Brother Charged with Murder in Alabama Shooting…
Al Sharpton’s half brother was arrested and charged with capital murder after a 23-year-old woman was shot dead in Alabama in a dispute over a car, authorities said Monday. The Dothan Police Department said in a news release that Kenneth Glasgow, 52, was arrested along with Jaime Townes, 26, after Breunia Jennings was found dead […]
Texas Man Who Allegedly Had Weapons Stockpile in Boston-Area Hotel Says He Was on a Classified Mission…
A Texas man who was arrested Sunday after police said they found a weapons stockpile that included an AK-47, AR-15 and bump stock in his hotel room told investigators that he was on a classified government mission, The Lowell Sun reported. Francho S. Bradley, 59, and Adrianne D. Jennings, 40, were taken into custody after […]
American Who Escaped Al Qaeda Captivity Says FBI, Under Mueller and Comey, Betrayed Him…
After he escaped from Al Qaeda in Syria, American photojournalist Matt Schrier investigated his own kidnapping and uncovered what he describes as a pattern of “betrayal” by FBI agents handling his case. Schrier is now asking hard questions of former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who now leads the special counsel Russia probe, and former FBI […]
Trump Expels 60 Russian Intelligence Officers Due to ‘Proximity to one of our submarine bases and Boeing’ and Response to UK Skripal Investigation…
Today President Donald J. Trump ordered the expulsion of dozens of Russian intelligence officers from the United States and the closure of the Russian consulate in Seattle due to its proximity to one of our submarine bases and Boeing. The United States takes this action in conjunction with our NATO allies and partners around the […]
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FBI Pinpoints New Person of Interest in Las Vegas Shooting, Then Told to Stand Down, Not Pursue Suspect (Part 4/5)…
The hushed FBI investigation unfolding inside the FBI’s public Broadway show version of the Las Vegas shooting investigation started when a witness claimed he hid outside Mandalay Bay in the bushes for hours after the stream of gunfire started raining down on concert goers on Oct. 1. The same man also claimed he was inside […]
The Deep State Is in Deep Trouble…
Why would some “concerned citizen” suddenly leak information to ABC that Jeff Sessions was under investigation for perjuring himself (about Russia, of course) during his confirmation hearing now almost a year behind us? Could it have something to do with the fact that the man who instigated that investigation was none other than Andrew McCabe, […]
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Austin Bomber’s Roommate a ‘Person of Interest’ in Investigation…
A roommate of the 23-year-old man linked to the deadly bombings that rocked Austin, Texas, and surrounding areas this month is being looked at as a “person of interest” in the investigation, the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security said Monday. Investigators are still looking into what motivated Mark Anthony Conditt to conduct […]
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