Month: May 2021

Due to unprecedented levels of government stimulus and increased vaccination rates, the economy of the United Sates is on track to grow at the fastest pace in nearly four decades, according to the Organization of […]

Turkish Agents Captured Nephew of U.S.-Based Cleric

The nephew of the U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, deemed responsible for a failed coup in 2016 by the Turkish government, has reportedly been captured by Turkish agents, The Hill writes quoting Turkey’s state-run news outlet […]

Fauci Claims It’s Too Early to Declare Victory over COVID-19

Anthony Fauci, the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, said it was too early to declare victory over the coronavirus, despite a falling number of cases, The Guardian reports. Fauci […]

France Warns U.S. Espionage on EU Leaders May Have Consequences

Reports that U.S. National Security Agency has exploited the collaboration with Denmark’s secret services in spying on European officials are extremely serious if true, the French secretary of state for European affairs, Clement Beaune, has […]

Goodyear Accused of Unpaid Wages, Threats in Malaysia

One of the world’s largest tire makers, American manufacturer Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co is facing accusations of labour abuse, including unpaid wages, unlawful overtime and threats to foreign workers at its factory in Malaysia, […]

Texas Police Arrests Neo-Nazi who Planned Mass Shooting at Walmart

Police in Texas arrested an alleged neo-Nazi citizen, believed to be a threat to national security, after investigators intercepted a message indicating he was planning a mass shooting at a Walmart, Fox News reports. The […]

Senator Capito Claims ‘Real Compromise’ on U.S. Infrastructure Bill Possible

Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito said Sunday that negotiations over a potentially massive infrastructure investment package with President Biden are going forward regardless the disagreements over the size and scope of such legislation, Reuters reports. […]

NSA Spied on Merkel, EU Helped by Danish Secret Service

U.S. National Security Agency has exploited the collaboration with Denmark’s secret services in spying on European officials, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, under the Barack Obama administration, a confidential Danish intelligence analysis claims as quoted […]

Trump Accuses Biden of Incompetence and for ‘Destroying Our Country’

U.S. President Joe Biden found himself blasted on his handling of China, the Middle East and the crisis at the southern border by the former President Donald who claims his successor is incompetent and is […]

Four More Defendants Charged in Oath Keepers Capitol Riots Conspiracy Case

Four more defendants associated with Oath Keepers have been added to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) conspiracy case related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead including a […]

Ethiopians Staged Rally to Protest U.S. Intervention

As the U.S. increases pressure on Ethiopia on grounds of human rights violations in the Tigray region of Ethiopia imposing restrictions on aid and pushing for a dialogue between the vanquished Tigray People’s Liberation Front […]

Nearly Two Dozen New Laws Enacted Making it Harder to Vote in 14 States

A total of 22 laws that restrict ballot access have been enacted in 14 states since the 2020 election, which is a new record for restrictive voting laws since 2011 when 19 laws enacted in […]

Healthcare Workers sue Houston Methodist Hospital over Mandatory Vaccinations

A Texas hospital is facing a lawsuit in state court from a group of 117 healthcare workers who refuse their employer’s mandate requiring all staff to get COVID-19 vaccinations, Reuters reports. The Houston Methodist Hospital’s […]

Tennessee Hat Store Ostracized by Prominent Hat Makers over Yellow Star Badges

Tennessee hat shop hatWRKS, who caused online backlash over its controversial decision to sell yellow star patches saying “not vaccinated”, has found itself ostracized by several prominent hat makers soon after as critics condemned the […]

Bombshell New Study Claims Chinese Scientists Created COVID-19

An explosive new study claims researchers found proof that Covid-19 was in fact created by Chinese scientists who then tried to reverse-engineer versions of the virus to make it look like it evolved naturally from […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: America at War, Mistakes – Racial Tensions, Policing – NYC Race Shifts – Biden’s Spending, Leadership

May 29, 2021 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Saturday, May 29, 2021 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 53%Down 2 from last week RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 49% (Quinnipiac) to 55% (Politico). Biden’s […]

Tennessee Shop Provokes Ire for Selling Nazi-Style Yellow Stars as ‘Not Vaccinated’ Patches

Selling “Not Vaccinated” stick-on patches modeled after the yellow stars Jews were forced to wear in Nazi-occupied Europe has put a Tennessee hat shop under fierce fire with observers online rejecting the comparison as wildly […]

EEOC Gives Green Light for Employers to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated guidance Friday stating U.S. companies can mandate that employees in a workplace must be vaccinated against COVID-19 and there are no federal laws that can prevent it, […]

White House to Slap Sanctions on Belarus over Passenger Plane Interception

The Biden administration announced Friday night it will reimpose sanctions on Belarus following May 23 forced take down of a civilian airliner to arrest a journalist on board, calling it a direct affront to international […]

Biden: China Believes It’ll Own America’ in 15 Years

Addressing the evolving landscape of foreign threats to the United States, President Joe Biden pointed Friday speaking to American service members at a Virginia military base that China believes it will own America within the […]

Resolution Calling for a Probe into COVID-19 Origins Greenlighted by the Senate

A resolution calling for the World Health Assembly to conduct a probe into the origins of COVID-19 was passed Friday by unanimous consent in the Senate as public and health experts reverse previous skepticism about […]

Biden to Address Anti-Asian American Bias

U.S Administration is preparing to address the rise in acts of anti-Asian bias and violence in the United States with the U.S. President Joe Biden planning to sign an executive order on Friday, the White […]

Bitcoin Slumps 8 Percent at the End of Its Worst Month in 10 Years

Bitcoin prices (XBT) fell 8% Friday, going briefly to under $36.000, while other cryptocurrencies also saw their values fall, and have plunged about 36% in May-their worst monthly performance since September 2011, CNN reports. It […]

U.S. Probing Possible Ukrainian Meddling in 2020 Election

U.S. federal prosecutors are investigating if current and former Ukrainian officials were unlawfully meddling in the U.S. presidential election, including using Rudolph Giuliani, personal lawyer to Donald Trump at the time, to spread misleading claims […]

Memorial Day Travelers to Pay Highest Gas Prices in 7 Years

Motorists this week will be greeted with the most expensive Memorial Day weekend gas prices in the last seven years after the Colonial Pipeline shutdown, The Hill reports quoting AAA. Although the national average has […]

Biden Administration Owes Texas Hospital $200K for Treatment of Immigrant Kids

Texas’ Midland Memorial Hospital is left with unpaid bill of $200,000 that Biden administration still owes as reimbursement for treatment of children who crossed the US-Mexico border illegally, New York Post writes. According to the […]

Biden’s Support of Alaska Oil Drilling Project Receives Strong Criticism from Environmentalists

Biden administration’s support of the Alaska ConocoPhillips’ oil drilling project Wednesday attracted bitter criticism and condemning from environmental groups previously encouraged by Biden’s signing of the order to rejoin the Paris Accord and revoking federal […]

Urgent Plan for Canada-U.S. Border Restrictions needed, Lawmakers on Both Sides Claim

The push to get Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to ease pandemic restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border, so far spearheaded by the American lawmakers, have now received additional pressure from within Trudeau’s own Liberal caucus, according […]

KFF Poll Shows Number of Americans Planning to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine is Dwindling

The number of unvaccinated Americans showing eagerness to get the COVID-19 jab as soon as possible is dwindling, The Hill writes quoting poll results released Friday. The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Vaccine Monitor determined that […]

David Asher Says Its ‘Ridiculous’ to Claim COVID Was Natural

Former State Department head investigator David Asher , whose team’s investigation into the origins of COVID was halted by the Biden administration, said Thursday it was sort of ridiculous to believe the virus passed naturally […]