Trump’s charged the secret service $40k since leaving office
Posted by Annie May / May 23, 2021Former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort has charged the secret service $40,000 during the spring as they protected him after he left office. The resort made $16,000 by renting rooms to the secret service during Trump’s Christmas stay. The rooms cost nearly twice the limit for federal government hotel spending, but the White House can overrule …
Read MoreAt least 100 COVID cases in Everest outbreak
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 23, 2021According to a climbing guide, at least 100 in the Everest climbing industry (climbers, guides, and support staff) have gotten COVID. There are fresh waves of COVID surging throughout Asia, ranging from Nepal to Sri Lanka. COVID cases in India topped 20 million. Things have gotten so bad that cricket, one of the nation’s favorite …
Read MoreNew COVID variants may obviate vaccine effectiveness
Posted by Josh Taylor / May 22, 2021The global spread of “variants of concern” is worrying health officials. Variants that bypass the protection given by vaccines or previous illness may mean new surges of COVID. The world is thus in a race against time––get enough people vaccinated before variants spread or risk a new pandemic. One of the Indian COVID variants have …
Read MoreThousands of Indians suffering from “black fungus” after COVID
Posted by Annie May / May 22, 2021More 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 the river or buried in the sand on the banks. Fifty doctors have been reported …
Read MoreCOVID rates slow in parts of country
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / May 21, 2021COVID rates are slowing in the South and the plains states, worrying health experts. Appointments for the first COVID shot have plummeted by about 50% in Los Angeles, worrying public health officials in a state thrashed by the virus. Earlier this winter, despite record numbers of COVID cases and deaths, some 30% of Californians are violating …
Read MoreIndian COVID variant reported in Texas
Posted by Thomas Bush / May 21, 2021One of the Indian COVID variants have been reported in Texas, affecting two children under 12. The World Health Organization has classified a COVID variant from India as a global health risk because of its highly contagious nature and evidence suggesting that it can evade some vaccine protections. COVID is killing 120 people per hour …
Read MoreNew York attorney general investigating Trump in “criminal capacity”
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 20, 2021New York State Attorney General Letitia James’ office is investigating the Trump organization in a “criminal capacity,” in addition to the civil investigations already underway. Trump’s lawyers have their work cut out for them after he’s left office. Two police officers are suing Donald Trump for physical and emotional injuries suffered as a result of …
Read MoreGanges river swelling with COVID dead
Posted by Thomas Bush / May 20, 2021Hundreds of corpses have been found floating in in the river or buried in the sand on the banks. Fifty doctors have been reported dead in India in a single day. India, already buckling under the weight of a COVID surge, is about to face a new challenge: it is spreading to Indian villages, threatening to …
Read MoreMarjorie Taylor Greene defends Capitol rioters
Posted by Annie May / May 19, 2021Marjorie Taylor Greene 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 proposed “America First Caucus,” Marjorie Taylor Greene is trying to put as much distance between herself and the caucus as possible, basically denying she had …
Read More50 doctors reported dead in India in one day
Posted by Annie May / May 19, 2021Fifty doctors have been reported dead in India in a single day. India, already buckling under the weight of a COVID surge, is about to face a new challenge: it is spreading to Indian villages, threatening to overwhelm their already weak healthcare systems. Already, hundreds of bodies have been found along the banks of the Ganges …
Read MoreInternational coalition calls for Beijing Olympics boycott
Posted by Annie May / May 18, 2021A 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 tensions with China. Thirteen MPs from Canada have signed a letter to the International Olympic Committee , urging them to …
Read MoreGaetz associate pleads guilty to sex trafficking
Posted by Thomas Bush / May 18, 2021Joel 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 campaign donations to fund his legal defense as sex trafficking investigations continue. Gaetz is currently under investigation …
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