NATO Preps "Biggest Military Build-Up on Russia's Borders Since Cold War"
NATO is pushing all allies to deploy more troops and military equipment to Russia’s borders, further ratcheting up tensions as the West prepares for “its biggest military build-up on Russia’s borders since the Cold War,” as Reuters observed. “France, Denmark, Italy and other allies are expected to join the four battle groups led by the…
Chinese Newspaper: Trump Has 'No Sense of How to Lead a Superpower'
President-elect Donald Trump “is not behaving as a president who will become master of the White House in a month,” the Chinese newspaper Global Times wrote in an editorial on Monday. “He bears no sense of how to lead a superpower.” The denunciation from the state-sanctioned publication came after Trump weighed in on Twitter over China’s…
Heller next in GOP civil war
Sen. Jeff FlakeJeffrey (Jeff) Lane FlakeGOP lawmakers stick to Trump amid new criticism Kelly holds double-digit lead over McSally in Arizona: poll Trump asserts his power over Republicans MORE’s (R-Ariz.) abrupt retirement announcement last week means that all eyes are now on Nevada’s Senate primary, the next key battleground between the GOP establishment and party…
Watch This US Official Struggle to Justify Double Standard for Saudi Bombings
A State Department official on Tuesday struggled to answer why the U.S. has condemned Russian bombings in Syria for causing civilian deaths while simultaneously aiding the Saudi Arabia-led campaign in Yemen, which has done the same. State Department spokesperson John Kirby faltered during a press conference in Washington, D.C. when Associated Press reporter Matt Lee…
Trump Considering Gen. James "It's Fun to Shoot People" Mattis for Pentagon Chief
Following a slew of controversial appointments by the president-elect, Donald Trump said on Sunday he was considering Marine Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis for Pentagon chief under his administration. The former U.S. Central Command leader met with the future commander-in-chief Saturday at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. On Sunday, Trump tweeted:…
'Climate Tax' on Meat and Dairy Would Sink Emissions and Diseases: Study
Taxing the meat and dairy industries for their impact on climate would lead to lower emissions and save about half a million lives per year, according to the first global study of the issue, published Tuesday. A 40 percent fee on beef and a 20 percent fee on dairy would counter the industries’ impact on…
Louisiana Sheriff Goes on Obscenity-Laden Tirade in Defense of Police in Joe McKnight Case
Responding to community outrage that the Louisiana man who shot and killed former NFL player Joe McKnight in an alleged road-rage incident had initially been set free, Jefferson Parish sheriff Newell Normand went on a explicit, slur-laden tirade during a Tuesday press conference in defense of officials’ actions. After confessing to fatally shooting McKnight, a…
#Earth2Trump: Campaign Kicking Off to Galvanize Resistance
Under the banner of #Earth2Trump, a campaign to resist the upcoming administration’s “dangerous agenda” is gearing up to take its message nationwide. The “resistance roadshow,” spearheaded by the conservation organization Center for Biological Diversity, kicks off Jan. 2, 2017 in Oakland, Calif. and Seattle, and will bring speakers and musicians to 13 other cities before…
Sioux Vow to 'Stand Strong' as Judge Paves Way for DAPL Oil to Flow
The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) could be operational by next week, after a U.S. district judge in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday ruled against two tribes who had asked him to issue a preliminary injunction pausing construction. The Standing Rock Sioux and the Cheyenne River Sioux said their legal battle would continue, despite Judge James Boasberg’s…