As many as 200 protestors are still held up in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, surrounded by police. The stand off has been going three days. Protests began when students armed themselves with javelins and bows and arrows. They also lit their arrows on fire. The city was crippled as much of the public transit was shut …

A Hong Kong media liaison officer has been struck with an arrow fired by protestors, according to the police. The bow-and-arrow-wielding protestors have gathered around universities, especially the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. On Saturday, members of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), were observed jogging in formation wielding brooms …

Recently released footage of Donald Trump at a college football game shows the president apparently forgetting the words to the national anthem. He stops singing before the last line, and then looks around––when he sees people still singing, he continues. At least, that’s how the Independent views it. I think it’s fair to speculate that …

PBS is going to air gavel-to-gavel coverage of Donald Trump’s impeachment hearings in the House. They will also be available on digital streaming platforms. Depending on what happens in the hearings, Trump’s approval rating will continue to fall. A recent poll shows that a majority of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the economy and …

In the past several months, Boris Johnson’s controversial Conservative Party has taken in hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations from Russians with ties to Putin. The Party denies this, as foreign donations are illegal. What’s more, Johnson claimed he was “too busy” to read a report on Russian meddling in U.K. politics. Russia seems …

A recent poll reveals that 62% of 401 people who approve of Donald Trump say that they couldn’t think of a single thing he could do that would cause him to change their mind about him. This is going to add to the perception that Trump supporters are brainwashed or foolish. A recent Atlantic piece suggests that …

President Trump attended a UFC event, only to be met with boos and jeers. A few cheered, but the majority were not as kind, and people tweeted out the booing. According to a political scientist, this is potentially bad news for Trump––this should be Trump’s crowd, so this might be a sign that Trump’s base …

American military and counterterrorism officials indicated that Trump nearly sabotaged the raid against Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by withdrawing troops from Syria. According to these officials, Trump knew that forces were closing in on al-Baghdadi and he risked disrupting the operation by withdrawing troops. The already risky operation had to be speeded up. Trumps handling of …

The most recent polls suggest that support for Trump’s impeachment is rising. Fifty-five percent of voters now approve of the investigation, showing a slow but steady increase. Another recent poll––taken before Trump’s disastrous Turkey incident––shows that approval of the impeachment investigations into him is on the rise. Fifty-four percent of Americans approve of the investigation, with only 44% …

US Navy Adm. William McRaven, a Navy SEAL who oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden had very harsh words to say about President Trump in a recent New York Times opinion piece. He described attending two events honoring soldiers, where he saw, “beneath the outward sense of hope and duty that I witnessed …

Totally non-cyborg, absolutely human Mark Zuckerberg was recorded calling Elizabeth Warren’s campaign an “existential” threat to Facebook. Zuckerberg also met with Donald Trump, after which Facebook announced it would no longer fact check or otherwise censor political content. Coincidence? Warren doesn’t think so. In a series of tweets, she called out Facebook for its political …

Hong Kong officials tried to stop the ongoing protests by banning face masks, which the protestors use to maintain anonymity. It absolutely did not work––Hong Kong protestors took to the streets this weekend, expressing their frustration by still wearing masks and protesting more vigorously than ever. The protests led to widespread violence around Hong Kong, …