John Kerry: Trump victory could provoke a revolution…
June 19, 2020
“If people don't have adequate access to the ballot, I mean that's the stuff on which revolutions are built,” Kerry said during a virtual appearance at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit. “If you begin to deny people the capacity of your democracy to work, even the Founding Fathers wrote in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, we have an inherent right to challenge that. And I'm worried that increasingly, people are disaffected."
Tulsa mayor moves MAGA ralliers out, imposes curfew after police learn ‘violent’ groups coming…
June 19, 2020
“I have received information from the Tulsa Police Department and other law enforcement agencies that shows that individuals from organized groups who have been involved in destructive and violent behavior in other States are planning to travel to the city of Tulsa for purposes of causing unrest in and around the rally,” Bynum wrote in the executive order.
Teens who vandalized St. Patrick’s Cathedral amid George Floyd protests are arrested, police say…
June 19, 2020
Anaya Diaz, 18, of suburban Westchester County, and a 17-year-old girl whose name was withheld by New York City police, were charged Thursday with criminal mischief and making graffiti. Police said the pair spray-painted the words, “F--k”, “BLM” -- for Black Lives Matter -- “NYPDK” and “No justice no peace” on the walls of the iconic cathedral in late May.
China Conducts Military ‘Show Of Force’ Drills With Tanks Near Indian Border…
June 19, 2020
China Officially Charges Two Detained Canadians With Espionage…
June 19, 2020
Former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor were arrested in late 2018 on state security charges, after Canadian authorities arrested Huawei Technologies' chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, in Vancouver on a U.S. warrant.
Columbus, Ohio, to remove Christopher Columbus statue…
June 19, 2020
“For many people in our community, the statue represents patriarchy, oppression and divisiveness. That does not represent our great city, and we will no longer live in the shadow of our ugly past,” Mayor Andrew J. Ginther said.
US seizes advanced Russian military system in Libya…
June 19, 2020
The exact identity of the platform, now extracted out of Libya and subject to American technical analysis, is unknown to me. But I am led to believe it is either the Krasukha-4 electronic warfare system or the S-350 medium range air defense system. Both reflect higher-end Russian military capabilities, primarily designed to defeat NATO air operations.
What Spike? Hospitalization Data Show No Indication Of A Second Wave…
June 19, 2020
Claims that Alabama, Georgia, and Florida are emerging “hotspots” are not supported by the hospitalization numbers despite media reports to the contrary.
On July 4th, Independence Day, a coalition of patriot groups are going to retake the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone for America…
June 19, 2020
We are not coming to commit violence or break the law. Now that the city has authorized the placement of barricades in this autonomous zone, we will not try to remove them. Instead, we will establish a base of operations in CHAZ and permanently occupy the zone for American Patriots. We'll set up a patriot base camp and it will be staffed 24/7 by patriots both local and national.
Washington Examiner: Now, they’re coming for George Washington and Thomas Jefferson…
June 19, 2020
When people, including President Trump, warned that toppling Confederate statues would eventually lead to the toppling of statues of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, they were dismissed for making ridiculous slippery slope arguments. But now those predictions are becoming reality.
Australia has been targeted in a “sophisticated state-based” cyber attack, the country’s prime minister has said…
June 19, 2020
He said: "This activity is targeting Australian organisations across a range of sectors, including all levels of government, industry, political organisations, education, health, essential service providers and operators of other critical infrastructure."
NATO to probe France-Turkey naval incident in Mediterranean…
June 19, 2020
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that the military alliance would investigate an incident between Turkish warships and a French naval vessel in the Mediterranean, as France accused Turkey of repeated violations of the U.N. arms embargo on conflict-torn Libya and branded Ankara an obstacle to securing a cease-fire there.
“She’s A Joke”: Michelle Caruso-Cabrera Fumes After AOC Kicks Out Media From Her Only In-Person Debate…
June 19, 2020
The lack of media attention set off her opponent, MCC, who put out a press release Wednesday night that read: "At tonight's Parkchester Times debate, in behavior more appropriate for a temperamental princess than an elected Member of Congress, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez demanded that reporters and audience members leave the room before she took the stage. She left the residents of the 14th District with a malfunctioning Facebook feed that could scarcely be heard."
"She is a Socialist. This conduct would make the Politburo blush. She threw out residents of the 14th Congressional District who wanted to attend this debate."
UPDATE: Ex-Mayor Catherine Pugh pleads guilty to perjury in ‘Healthy Holly’ scandal, avoids additional prison time…
June 19, 2020
Were news of “meat shortages” manufactured and fake?…
June 19, 2020
...industry claims about shortages do not appear to have been about maintaining American food supplies, Lilliston said, but rather aimed at ensuring liability protections and avoidance of local regulations were contained in the executive order even as the industry continued to ship its product overseas...