TeleSur | – – The news comes prior to a boost in U.S. forces as part of Trump’s “new approach” to quelling the Afghan insurgency. In a rare step toward transparency, the Pentagon has revealed that about 11,000 U.S. troops are currently fighting in the 16-year-long war in Afghanistan, nearly a quarter more than the […]
Trump’s offer to Harvey Victims (Cartoon)
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Epic Mumbai Flooding: 21 million People told to stay Home
India Today | (Video News Report) | – – “The water levels at many places receded in Mumbai, but the situation remains far from normal. The water levels are dipping across the city including worst affected areas like Dadar circle where the water had reached chest deep height. The weather man has predicted very heavy […]
Are Houstonians 1st Wave of New Climate Change Refugees?
By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | – – As parts of eastern Texas go underwater, the scenes of people fleeing for their lives are gut-wrenching. One picture of nursing home residents in waist-deep water took my breath away; fortunately, they did get rescued and are now safely placed in a new facility. Watching the […]
US Prepares for More Airstrikes in Afghanistan
TeleSur | – – The number of U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan has already dramatically spiked since Trump took office in January. Fighter pilots at the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan are preparing for more air attacks after President Donald Trump announced his plans for a new war strategy last week. After a months-long review […]
Remember GOP in Texas opposing Aid for NY after Sandy? Now they want Aid
By Jake Johnson, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | – – Ted Cruz, who voted against a relief package for states impacted by Hurricane Sandy, urged President Trump on Friday to quickly deliver aid to Texas When Hurricane Sandy slammed New York, New Jersey, and a number of other states in 2012, Ted Cruz and […]
White Supremacists Joked About Using Cars to Run Over Opponents Before Charlottesville
By George Joseph | ProPublica | – – Nearly a month before a car driven by an alleged neo-Nazi plowed into counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 12, white supremacists planning the “Unite the Right” rally joked about using vehicles to run over their opponents. That message and thousands of other conversations among white supremacists […]
The worst flooding disaster in Recorded US history?
The Watchers | – – Category 4 Hurricane "Harvey" made landfall around 03:00 UTC on Saturday, August 26, at Rockport, Texas with winds of 215 km/h (130 mph). It then stalled over the coast of central Texas, dumping extreme amounts of rain. Harvey is the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005, ending a record […]
Was Hate’s Reach into US Public Extended by Internet?
James E. Hawdon | (The Conversation) | – – Extremism has always been with us, but the internet has allowed ideas that advocate hate and violence to reach more and more people. Whether it’s the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville or the 2015 Charleston church massacre, it’s important to understand the internet and […]
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