Author: Catherine Reed
Is Donald Trump a glorified gangster?
Posted by Catherine Reed / December 29, 2019Donald Trump’s behavior has a number of people drawing a very unfavorable comparison. Is he basically a glorified gangster? Did the American people elect a mob boss to the highest office in the land? The most recent accusation comes from The Atlantic, which pointed to Trump’s recent tweets, in which he flirted with naming the …
Read MoreDalai Lama: “We have power of truth, China has power of gun”
Posted by Catherine Reed / December 26, 2019The Dalai Lama has a Christmas message for the Chinese government: “We have the power of truth. Chinese communists have the power of gun. In the long run, power of truth is much stronger than power of gun.” The Dalai Lama’s message come amidst China’s escalating war on Tibetan Buddhism. In recent months, China has …
Read MoreMajority of Canadians don’t want Chinese telecoms running 5G and have negative opinion of China
Posted by Catherine Reed / December 17, 2019A poll revealed that a whopping 69% of Canadians do not want Huawei, a Chinese telecommunications company, to be involved in the country’s new 5G system. The poll also revealed that nearly as many Canadians, 66%, have a negative opinion of China. That’s up from 51% in 2018. China is having a bad PR year––which …
Read MoreWestern companies allegedly part of Chinese organ harvesting
Posted by Catherine Reed / December 14, 2019When I lived in San Francisco, every time I walked through Chinatown I had to pass a group of very bizarre protestors. They seemed to believe that China was harvesting organs illegally, and their signs were, well, a bit crazy. But now, it seems that those protestors weren’t so crazy after all. China may actually …
Read MoreBush era ethics lawyer says Trumps are “organized crime family”
Posted by Catherine Reed / December 11, 2019Richard W. Painter, the former chief White House ethics lawyer under George W. Bush, has called the Trumps an “organized crime family,” and told Democrats to “go after all of them.” Painter focused on the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution in his accusations. “This president has been receiving profits and benefits from foreign governments, and …
Read MoreWhite House says it won’t defend Trump in “completely baseless” impeachment
Posted by Catherine Reed / December 7, 2019In a strongly worded letter, the White House suggested that it did not intend to defend President Trump in the impeachment hearings. “House Democrats have wasted enough of America’s time with this charade,” wrote White House counsel Pat A. Cipollone, “You should end this inquiry now and not waste even more time with additional hearings.” …
Read MoreSanders surges in CA, Biden and Warren fall
Posted by Catherine Reed / December 6, 2019According to a new poll, Warren and Biden have fallen in California polls. The new leading primary candidate is Bernie Sanders. Bernie Sanders is surging in other polls, too. According to recent polls, he is in the lead for the New Hampshire primaries with 26% of Democrats supporting him. Right behind him sits Pete Buttigieg at 22%. …
Read MoreVirginia Giuffre goes on offensive after Prince Andrew’s denials
Posted by Catherine Reed / December 4, 2019Virginia Giuffre, in her first UK interview, told the BBC that she stands by her claim that Prince Andrew sexually abused her, and Jeffrey Epstein trafficked her. Her interview comes in response to Prince Andrew’s public denial on the BBC, in which he bizarrely claimed that he cannot sweat––a rebuttal to her claim that he …
Read MoreElderly and youth join forces in Hong Kong protests
Posted by Catherine Reed / December 2, 2019In Hong Kong, retirees and secondary school students have banded together to keep the protests momentum going. The protests slowed down after the recent elections, but these protestors don’t want the instances of police violence forgotten. A record number of Hong Kong citizens turned out to register there vote in an election that is widely becoming …
Read MoreMajority of Americans say Trump used his office for political gain
Posted by Catherine Reed / November 26, 2019A new poll says fifty-three percent of Americans feel that President Trump has used his office for political gain. That’s a 4% rise from last month. Another 56% say that Trump’s attempts to get the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden was for his own personal gain. Earlier polls suggest that support for Trump’s …
Read MoreRudy Giuliani’s son makes $95k as White House “sports liaison”
Posted by Catherine Reed / November 24, 2019There can hardly be any question that Donald Trump’s White House is thoroughly corrupt. Not only does Trump pay many of his own family members with government money, but he also pays the son of Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s person person lawyer. Andrew H. Giuliani makes a whopping $95,000 as a “sports liaison,” a position that …
Read MoreTaiwan universities welcome fleeing Hong Kong students
Posted by Catherine Reed / November 22, 2019A days ago, as many as 200 protestors are still held up in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, surrounded by police. But now, a few dozens are the last remnants. That university and Chinese University of Hong Kong are both canceled during these upheavals, but Taiwanese universities have announced that students can attend classes in …
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