CA police officer fired over ties to Proud Boys
Posted by Thomas Bush / April 11, 2021A Fresno, CA police officer has been fired over his ties to the far-right extremist group called the Proud Boys. Similarly, in a closed facebook group, Pittsburg police shared troubling comments about Democrats, BLM protestors, trans people, according to an AP report. Following the January 6 Capitol riots, lawmakers and law enforcement officials are worried …
Read MoreUS vows to defend Taiwan as China gets more aggressive
Posted by Annie May / April 11, 2021The United States has said it will defend Taiwan in the face of Chinese incursions into Taiwanese airspace. China sent more fighter jets into Taiwanese air space on Wednesday, escalating their show of force. Taiwan has threatened to shoot down the Chinese drones in its airspace, if they get too close to the Taiwanese-controlled Pratas …
Read MoreBeleaguered China takes aim at overseas Uighurs and academics
Posted by Thomas Bush / April 10, 2021Beijing has begun airing propaganda films of detained Uighurs pleading with their relatives overseas to return to Xinjiang and stop criticizing China. The people in the videos appear thing and ill, a clear sign of the inhumane treatment they are receiving. The Australian Uighur community is outraged following the Canberra Chinese embassy played five propaganda …
Read More1 in 5 Americans fully vaccinated
Posted by Annie May / April 10, 2021One in five Americans have been fully vaccinated, with around one in three having received at least one shot. Earlier this week, the latter number was one in four Americans. 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. …
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 MoreChina sends more jets to Taiwan, escalating a growing conflict
Posted by Thomas Bush / April 9, 2021China sent more fighter jets into Taiwanese air space on Wednesday, escalating their show of force. Taiwan has threatened to shoot down the Chinese drones in its airspace, if they get too close to the Taiwanese-controlled Pratas Islands. More Chinese aircrafts have flown into China’s airspace, including another incursion Wednesday. Last week, Chinese drones were spotted gathering intelligence …
Read MoreAustralian Uighur leaders infuriated at Chinese propaganda presentation to press
Posted by Ivan Vaquero / April 8, 2021The Australian Uighur community is outraged following the Canberra Chinese embassy played five propaganda films about how great things are in Xinjiang. The Chinese state-run media has released a La La Land-esque musical set in Xinjiang. The film portrays an idyllic world, one in which there is, you know, no genocide against the Uighur people. The …
Read MoreTaiwan threatens to shoot down Chinese drones
Posted by Thomas Bush / April 8, 2021Taiwan has threatened to shoot down the Chinese drones in its airspace, if they get too close to the Taiwanese-controlled Pratas Islands. More Chinese aircrafts have flown into China’s airspace, including another incursion Wednesday. Last week, Chinese drones were spotted gathering intelligence around Taiwan, according to the Taiwanese coast guard. Eleven Chinese warplanes flew into Taiwanese …
Read MoreLithuania refuse to back down on claims of Uighur genocide
Posted by Thomas Bush / April 7, 2021Despite threats of sanctions from China, Lithuanian government officials are calling the oppression of Chinese Uighurs genocide. The Chinese state-run media has released a La La Land-esque musical set in Xinjiang. The film portrays an idyllic world, one in which there is, you know, no genocide against the Uighur people. The Chinese government has warned companies …
Read MoreIncreasing calls for a Beijing Olympics boycott increase tensions with China
Posted by Annie May / April 7, 2021Increasing calls for boycotting the Beijing Olympics are increasing tensions with China. Thirteen MPs from Canada have signed a letter to the International Olympic Committee , urging them to relocate the Olympics from Beijing in protest of the genocide they’re perpetrating against Uighurs. In his first call with Chinese official Yang Jiechi, US Secretary of …
Read MoreMar-A-Lago made $16,000 of taxpayer money during Trump’s Christmas stay
Posted by Annie May / April 6, 2021Trump’s Mar-A-Lago 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 that limit. The Trump campaign allegedly duped donors into weekly donations, leading them to unwittingly donate many times more than what …
Read MoreTaiwan reports another Chinese incursion into its airspace
Posted by Robert Leonard / April 6, 2021More Chinese aircrafts have flown into China’s airspace. Last week, Chinese drones were spotted gathering intelligence around Taiwan, according to the Taiwanese coast guard. Eleven Chinese warplanes flew into Taiwanese airspace on Monday, part of China’s rising imperial aspirations. Earlier this month, China, as part of its usual change-of-presidency bellicosity, warned the United States against interfering with China’s …
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