Friday, November 1, 2024

12 Russian intelligence officers indicted for conspiring to interfere with 2016 presidential election

“President Trump must be willing to confront Putin from a position of strength and demonstrate that there will be a serious price to pay for his ongoing aggression towards the United States and democracies around the world."

Musk, Trump, and the second Gilded Age

Will their audacity and excesses usher in a second progressive era?

VA official pleads guilty to bribery, fraud, and obstruction charges

From 2015 through 2017, James King used his position as a Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) program counselor at the VA to demand bribes from the owners of at least three separate schools in exchange for funds using the veterans’ federal benefits.

Federal judge blocks voter purge of 4,000 Georgia voters

National Democratic Party attorney Marc Elias called this move a “blow to GOP voter suppression.”

The rule of law

Breaking the rule of law doesn’t require consistency. It requires only a thirst for power at whatever cost.

The Trump dictatorship

Democracy is about means, while dictatorship is about ends. Trump uses any means available to achieve his own ends.

Undercover investigations expose brutal wildlife killing contests

Welcome to the cruel world of wildlife killing contests, family events where children play amidst piles of slaughtered animals—and legal in 42 states.

North Korea launches missile

Kim Jong-un has said his country has reached a “final stage” in preparing to conduct its first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Nations halt UNRWA funds amid shocking staff misconduct claims: Gaza’s lifeline at risk

The international community remains divided on the issue, with some nations like Norway and Ireland pledging to continue their support for UNRWA.

Long Beach school officer charged with murdering unarmed teen

“I don’t understand how it’s okay for an officer, or a cop or a school safety to shoot while there [were] little kids there as well.”