William Marshall, What do you do when federal government agents manufacture false rumors that you’re a Russian spy? What if they then launch a phony counterintelligence investigation against a US presidential candidate? What do you do when the mainstream media, weirdly allied with corrupt government officials, furthers their lies about you? Or what if the […]
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Trump ousts officials who testified on impeachment
Exacting swift punishment against those who crossed him, an emboldened President Donald Trump on Friday ousted two government officials who had delivered damaging testimony against him during his impeachment hearings. The president took retribution just two days after his acquittal by the Senate. First came news that Trump had ousted Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the […]
Posted inWorld News
Anger and virus cases grow in China with 722 total deaths
The number of confirmed cases of the new virus has risen again in China while fatalities increased to 722 on Saturday, as the ruling Communist Party faced anger and recriminations from the public over the death of a doctor who was threatened by police after trying to sound the alarm about the disease over a […]
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Democratic candidates question Sanders’ electability at New Hampshire debate
Democratic presidential contenders asked in a debate on Friday whether the views of progressive Bernie Sanders would be too far to the left to attract the voters needed to beat Republican Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 election. Democratic presidential contenders asked in a debate on Friday whether the views of progressive Bernie Sanders would […]
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Romney faces party scorn, isolation after impeachment vote: ‘He is ostracized’
Mitt Romney will have a long road to redemption with the GOP – at least as long as President Trump is in office. For those closest to the president, the business titan who was the party standard-bearer just eight years ago may never be forgiven over his dramatic vote to convict Trump on abuse of power this week. He […]
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Trump Impeachment Backfires on Democrats, and Nancy Pelosi Has a Meltdown
John Kass, The partisan impeachment of President Donald Trump finally passed, mercifully, like a kidney stone, with Democrats grimacing helplessly during acquittal in the Senate on Wednesday. It’s over. The cable news networks loved it because they love a show but there was no real drama. Americans knew for months how this would turn out. […]
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Are the Bells Tolling for Amy, Liz & Joe?
Pat Buchanan, By the end of February, the race for the Democratic nomination may have come down to a choice of one of three white men. Two are well into their 70s, and either would be the oldest president ever inaugurated. The third is a 38-year-old gay man in a same-sex marriage who would be […]
Posted inMedia
Cyborgs, trolls and bots: A guide to online misinformation
DAVID KLEPPER, Cyborgs, trolls and bots can fill the internet with lies and half-truths. Understanding them is key to learning how misinformation spreads online. As the 2016 election showed, social media is increasingly used to amplify false claims and divide Americans over hot-button issues including race and immigration. Researchers who study misinformation predict it will […]
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In another Trump win, court tosses Democrats’ suit over his businesses
A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit brought by Democratic lawmakers that accused Donald Trump of violating anti-corruption provisions in the U.S. Constitution with his business dealings, capping a week of political victories for the Republican president. A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia […]
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Impeachment witness Vindman fired, escorted out of White House
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who made waves as a witness during the Trump impeachment proceedings, was fired Friday by the National Security Council and escorted off of the White House grounds, Fox News has confirmed. Vindman was on detail to the National Security Council from the Department of Defense, and it is expected he will return there. It comes […]