The only reason [US] cops have bayonets is because they’re free
By Simone Weichselbaum and Justin George, The Marshall Project From Business Insider Although Michigan Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard runs one of the nation’s largest sheriff’s offices — with about 1,400 officers stationed a few miles northwest of Detroit — he…
US: Charlottesville – One killed in violence over US far-right rally
From BBC One person has died and 19 others were injured when a car rammed a crowd of people opposing a far-right rally in the US state of Virginia, police say. It happened after violent clashes between white nationalists attending…
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Giant inflatable chicken takes roost outside the White House while Trump is on vacation
AP From Business Insider WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump may be out of town, but one plucky protester is keeping an eye on the White House. A giant inflatable chicken bearing the unmistakable hairstyle of the commander in chief…
Trump signs ‘Seriously Flawed’ Russia Sanctions Bill
From Newsmax President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed what he called a “seriously flawed” bill imposing new sanctions on Russia, pressured by his Republican Party not to move on his own toward a warmer relationship with Moscow in light of…
Maduro: Imperial US bans won’t intimidate me
From Caribbean News Service CARACAS, Venezuela, Aug 01 2017 – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has dismissed US sanctions imposed on him after the Sunday vote on a new assembly, saying Washington’s threats cannot intimidate him, and that he will not…
US: Scaramucci: ‘I will take dramatic action to stop those leaks’
By Eric Mack From Newsmax Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director, vowed Sunday to take “dramatic action” top stop leaks within his department. “I will take dramatic action to stop those leaks,” Scaramucci told “Fox News Sunday” host…
The US government is rebuilding a bunch of Cold War bunkers and can you really blame it?
By Chris Mills From BGR The US government “continuity” plan for the Cold War was to build a bunch of underground bunkers to protect key government people from nuclear war. Once the US stopped the pissing contest with the USSR,…
Here’s how you should read the ‘minefield’ of unnamed sources and leaks
By Anthony Fargo, The Conversation From Business Insider During my 13-year career in professional journalism, I rarely encountered issues with confidential sources or leaks directly. But during graduate school I became fascinated by the legal complications of journalists protecting sources…
Trump: Israelis and Arabs share ‘Common Cause’ against Iran
From Newsmax JERUSALEM — President Donald Trump opened his first visit to Israel Monday, saying he sees growing recognition among Muslim nations that they share a “common cause” with Israel in their determination to counter the threats posed by Iran….
Trump made no ‘Classified’ Leak, someone else did
By Christopher Ruddy From Newsmax The Washington Post reported Monday that President Trump revealed “highly classified” intelligence to Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during their recent meeting at the White House. But the Post forgot to mention that the President’s…
