Matt Gaetz called for conservatives to take up arms against Silicon Valley
Posted by Thomas Bush / May 29, 2021Matt Gaetz, in what is probably a desperate attempt to distract the public from the federal sex trafficking investigation, has said that conservatives should consider exercising their Second Amendment right against Silicon Valley companies that supposedly censor them. Matt Gaetz is using campaign donations to fund his legal defense as sex trafficking investigations continue. As …
Read MoreCOVID cases fall in India, rise elsewhere in South Asia
Posted by Thomas Bush / May 29, 2021India has recorded its lowest COVID spike in weeks, while cases around South Asia reach 30 million. As India’s COIVD surge begins to abate, its true horror is coming into clearer focus. Struggling under a collapsing health care system, many Indians turned to social media to find help. Others aggregated information about available hospital beds and …
Read MoreNiece of prominent Uighur scholars died in internment camp
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 28, 2021The niece of a prominent Uighur scholar-in-exile, Abduweli Ayup, has died in an internment camp while being investigated by the state. A coalition made up of Uighurs, Tibetans, residents of Hong Kong, Taiwanese, and others have all called for a total boycott of the Beijing Olympics. Increasing calls for boycotting the Beijing Olympics are ratcheting up …
Read More40% chance of world hitting temperature limit by 2025
Posted by Annie May / May 28, 2021Climate scientists have warned that the world has a 40% chance of being hotter than pre-Industrial Revolution temperatures, which is the lower of the two temperature limits set by the Paris Agreement. The odds of that happening sooner rather than later seem good, since China’s construction boom has generated something like 12 billion metric tons …
Read MoreMatt Gaetz may be on the hook for campaign finance violations
Posted by Thomas Bush / May 27, 2021Matt Gaetz is using campaign donations to fund his legal defense as sex trafficking investigations continue. As a result, he may be on the hook for violations of campaign financing law. Although that law can be a bit confusing, if Gaetz is using campaign fundraising money to pay for his legal defense, then he is …
Read MorePetition to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from House gets 100k signatures
Posted by Annie May / May 27, 2021A petition to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House of Representatives has garnered over 100,000 signatures after she compared wearing masks to the Holocaust. The beleaguered Greene also defended Capitol rioters as the Republicans try to block an investigation into the riots. Her defense is very “on brand.” After the incredible negative backlash against the …
Read MoreStruggling Indians turned to social media for help during COVID
Posted by Catherine Reed / May 26, 2021As India’s COIVD surge begins to abate, its true horror is coming into clearer focus. Struggling under a collapsing health care system, many Indians turned to social media to find help. Others aggregated information about available hospital beds and open clinics. Earlier this week, India’s COVID deaths officially passed 300,000, although the official count is …
Read MoreNew grand jury seated in next stage of Trump criminal trial
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 26, 2021A new grand jury has been seated to consider new evidence in the ongoing investigation into former President Trump’s business dealings. Scott Brown, an ambassador in the Trump administration, has said that Trump’s presidency was “diminished” because of the riots––riots for which Brown says Trump was “absolutely” responsible. Two police officers are suing Donald Trump …
Read MoreFormer ambassador in Trump administration says he’s “absolutely” responsible for Capitol riot
Posted by Catherine Reed / May 25, 2021Scott Brown, an ambassador in the Trump administration, has said that Trump’s presidency was “diminished” because of the riots––riots for which Brown says Trump was “absolutely” responsible. Two police officers are suing Donald Trump for physical and emotional injuries suffered as a result of the Capitol riot. One of the prosecutors investigating the January 6 …
Read MoreIndia COVID deaths (officially) pass 300k
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 25, 2021India’s COVID deaths have officially passed 300,000, although the official count is highly questionable.25 More than 7,000 Indians have been diagnosed with black fungus disease, which has a 50% mortality rate. The disease often follows extended use of antibiotics or steroids, which weaken the immune system. Hundreds of corpses have been found floating in in …
Read MoreChina’s construction boom raises global greenhouse gas levels
Posted by Annie May / May 24, 2021China’s construction boom has generated something like 12 billion metric tons of CO2. Nevertheless, the United States and China have agreed to move forward with climate change, despite the rising tensions over Taiwan and the Philippines. Climate change reached another grim milestone this week. The Arctic Circle reached a shocking 100.4ºF this week, a temperature scientists …
Read MoreGaetz’s ex-girlfriend to cooperate with federal investigation
Posted by Thomas Bush / May 24, 2021Matt Gaetz’s ex-girlfriend is going to cooperate with a federal sex trafficking investigation into the representative. Joel Greenberg has pleaded guilty to federal sex trafficking charges, spelling serious trouble for Matt Gaetz. Four women have said that Matt Gaet’z friend, Greenberg, pressured them to do drugs and then, by extension, have sex. Matt Gaetz is using …
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