Author: Catherine Reed
GOP congressman calls for expulsion of Marjorie Taylor Greene and her so-called “white supremacy caucus”
Posted by Catherine Reed / April 17, 2021Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger has called for the expulsion of Marjorie Taylor Greene and her “America First Caucus,” which Kinzinger called the “white supremacy caucus.” I believe anyone that joins this caucus should have their committees stripped, and the Republican conference should expel them from conference participation. While we can’t prevent someone from calling themselves …
Read More25% of Americans now vaccinated
Posted by Catherine Reed / April 9, 2021One in four Americans have now been vaccinated, pushing the nation closer to the herd immunity milestone. Dr. Fauci has warned of a possible U.S. COVID surge following an uptick in cases in Europe. Some 15 states are seeing rising cases already. Nevertheless, there are signs of hope. COVID deaths have fallen 22% from last week, …
Read MoreChinese hackers target Uighurs
Posted by Catherine Reed / March 26, 2021A covert operation used fake Facebook accounts and fake websites to hack into Uighur phones, Facebook revealed. There is now an incredible amount of evidence that there has been an ongoing and diversified oppressive operation undertake by the Chinese ethnic majority against the Uighur people. Just this week, Amnesty International has condemned the Chinese government’s …
Read MoreFauci warns of possible COVID surge, pointing to European spike
Posted by Catherine Reed / March 20, 2021Dr. Fauci has warned of a possible U.S. COVID surge following an uptick in cases in Europe. Some 15 states are seeing rising cases already. Nevertheless, there are signs of hope. COVID deaths have fallen 22% from last week, while the number of vaccines have increased to a record-breaking 2.4 million shots a day. Some …
Read MoreUighurs ask Olympic ethics commission to review 2022 Beijing games
Posted by Catherine Reed / March 7, 2021The World Uyghur Congress has called on the International Olympics Committee to review the Uighurs’ request to move the 2022 Olympics from Beijing in light of Chinese human rights violations. A leaked report has revealed that the Chinese government is pressuring Uighur people to take jobs far from home in order to separate families and …
Read MoreTrump lawyer mocked at impeachment
Posted by Catherine Reed / February 14, 2021One of Donald Trump’s lawyers was mocked at the impeachment trial for saying “Philly-delphia” instead of Philadelphia. He did not appear to know exactly why Senators were laughing at him, but he did not react well. After scolding them, the Senate was called to order. A Senate Republican has called for Trump and Pence aides …
Read MoreSome Republican Senators doodle, read, or nap during impeachment
Posted by Catherine Reed / February 11, 2021The early stages of Trump’s impeachment trial did not look good for Trump. His lawyer’s defense has been universally derided as terrible. Even Alan Dershowitz admitted he had “no idea” what was going on. Trump, for his part, was apparently “borderline screaming” and “deeply unhappy” about the first day. But apparently that doesn’t matter––several Republican Senators didn’t even …
Read MoreReport: Trump stole donations
Posted by Catherine Reed / February 7, 2021After Trump lost the 2020 election, he funneled campaign donations into his private business. You almost have to admire Donald Trump. The man is like the Joker, he doesn’t have a plan, he just does and goes from there. This is a prime example. He loses the election. With absolutely no thought of consequences, he just claims …
Read MoreSecretary of State confronts China over treatment of Uighurs and Tibetans
Posted by Catherine Reed / February 7, 2021In his first call with Chinese official Yang Jiechi, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pressed China over its treatment of the Uighur and Tibetans. The U.S. State Department has also labeled China’s treatment of the Uighur people genocide, the harshest criticism of Beijing’s action and a signal that the international community may increase …
Read MoreDems go after Marjorie Taylor Greene as McConnell calls her “cancer” on GOP
Posted by Catherine Reed / February 3, 2021House Democrats have moved to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments as Mitch McConnell distances mainstream GOP from her. All of this comes as Salon released a 2019 video of Greene calling for a violent insurrection at the Capitol. Republicans in the House of Representatives are facing pressure to eject Marjorie Taylor Greene, …
Read MoreLincoln Project to sue Rudy Giuliani over his role in Capitol Riots
Posted by Catherine Reed / February 1, 2021The Lincoln Project has announced plans to sue Rudy Giuliani, and his client Donald Trump, over their role in the Capitol Riots. This is the first major litigation against the two. Meanwhile, arrests are still rolling in from those riots. Two Virginia police officers have been suspended after being charged with participating in the January …
Read MoreProminent GOP donor and activist leaves party over its Trump obsession
Posted by Catherine Reed / January 30, 2021A prominent Republican donor and activist named Jacob Monty, an immigration lawyer, has left the party. “If you stay in the Republican Party,” he said, “you have to pay homage to Trump and I don’t do that, I don’t pray to any man.” The Republican Party is facing a reckoning following the January 6 insurrection …
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