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The US, one of the wealthiest and most powerful nations, stands alone as the only country to reject human rights such as the right to food and the rights of the disabled and children. Learn more about this alarming reality with Lee Camp.

The post 10 Ways The US Is Out Of Line With The Entire World appeared first on MintPress News.

The revelation appeared in an official statement released to the American media by an organization calling itself the Intergalactic Command Force.

Burkina Faso has officially cut ties with France and, like many African nations, has aligned with Russia as global power dynamics shift away from the Western sphere.

The post A Month’s Notice: Why Burkina Faso Ordered French Troops out of the Country appeared first on MintPress News.

What are those things flying our friendly skies? Of course, Republicans want to shoot first and ask questions later. You know, like the Air Force general in Iron Man. U.S. fighters shot down another flying object over Lake Huron on Sunday at President Biden’s instructions (New York Times): An object first appeared over Montana on Saturday and then disappeared, leading officials to conclude that it was an anomaly. But the object reappeared on Sunday over Montana, then over Wisconsin and Michigan. The object, which was flying at 20,000 feet and posed a potential threat to civil aviation, had an octagonal structure with strings hanging off but had no discernible payload, U.S. officials said. An F-16 shot down the object over Lake Huron. National security officials on Sunday discounted the possibility that the objects shot down over the weekend might have extraterrestrial origins. However, Gen. Glen D.

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Since 2007, the representative has had a consultancy with Chad Campbell, a former legislator who backed industry-supported bills and later lobbied for payday lenders.

The post Kyrsten Sinema Founded Consulting Firm With Arizona Figure Tied to Payday Loan Industry appeared first on The Intercept.

Why Republicans dress like supervillains Our theater department staged a modernized version of The Drunkard when I was an undergrad. The temperance play has been around since the mid-19th century. We brought in a specialist from New York to choreograph every over-the-top gesture. Every movement of every character. Each had an entrance theme played on a tinny piano off-stage. The audience is invited to cheer the heroes and boo the villain. We sold bags of peanuts to either eat or throw at the bad guy. The whole point of the melodrama these days is high camp. Amanda Marcotte argues this morning (my take) that what we may be missing is that the right is staging a version of the show every single day. “Why do so many Republicans now dress like cartoon supervillains?” Salon’s headline asks. When Rep.

Luxe Lifestyle Ltd, which provided 9m unusable items during the Coronavirus crisis via a 'VIP lane', has applied to be struck off without reporting how the money was spent

19-year-old Amal Nakhleh suffers from a rare, long-term condition called myasthenia gravis that causes severe muscle weakness. In November 2020, when he was 16, Amal was arrested at an Israeli checkpoint between the Palestinian towns of Atara and Birzeit and presented with a list of charges based around throwing stones. Amal was released in December, […]

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Friday's violent scenes reveal the modern far-right's tactics, its driving ideology – and how hate has been mainstreamed by the UK Government. Sian Norris reports

This morning, lawyers are acting on my request to prepare a counsel’s opinion on the legality of publishing those of Stewart McDonald’s emails which are in the public interest to be revealed. This may take a day or two. Emails of dubious provenance are published all the time. Emails about Partygate brought down Boris Johnson. […]

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After preying on nursing home residents, cost-cutting investor firms are going after “wellness housing” for healthy seniors.

Tom Griffin explores how an ideological reliance on lobbying groups appears to be undermining another Conservative leader

The recent Biden campaign to restrict gas stove in homes is decidely inorganic. What might be behind it?

Ray McGovern discusses Seymour Hersh’s story, “How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline” on Garland Nixon and Wilmer Leon’s radio show, The Critical Hour. (With transcript).

The post Ray McGovern: Nord Stream Attack an ‘Act of War’ appeared first on scheerpost.com.

One journalist reminded readers that the NFL star and Army Ranger "called the Iraq invasion and occupation 'fucking illegal' and was killed by friendly fire in an incident the military covered up and tried to hide from his family."

The post Anti-War Voices Accuse Super Bowl of ‘Hijacking the Pat Tillman Story’ appeared first on scheerpost.com.

Israel’s new fascist government has increased the collective punishment of Palestinians — a war crime.

The post New Israeli Regime Moves Toward “Cleansing” All Palestinians From Palestine appeared first on scheerpost.com.

Is Civilization at Stake in Ukraine?

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