One America News — the Trump-loving cable news network known for peddling conspiracy theories — probably wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for AT&T, according to a new report from Reuters. OAN founder Robert Herring said in a 2019 deposition that back in 2013, the telecom behemoth told him to create …
Read More »The Upcoming 'Justice for J6' Rally Is Sure Sounding Like It Could Be a Runback of January 6th
Supporters of the insurrectionists charged following the riot at the Capitol will converge on Washington, D.C., on September 18th for a new rally, this one dubbed “Justice for J6.” The upcoming event is starting to take on the tenor of the ‘Save America’ rally that preceded the January 6th insurrection, …
Read More »Trump and GOP's Shady Fundraising Tactics Lead to Millions of Donor Refunds This Year
One of former president Trump’s biggest campaign expenses this year has been refunding donors who were duped into making multiple increasing donations. Trump and the Republican Party have returned $12.8 million to donors in the first half of 2021, according to newly released federal records. TheNew York Timesreported that the …
Read More »So Exactly How Screwed Is Andrew Cuomo?
Let’s do a quick overview of where Andrew Cuomo‘s support stands following Tuesday’s bombshell report laying out a pattern of rampant sexual misconduct that state Attorney General Letitia James described as both “disturbing” and “in violation of both state and federal law”: The state Assembly leader and state Senate majority …
Read More »Cuomo Employs Classic 'People Hug People' Defense to Answer Harassment Allegations
Governor Andrew Cuomo was ready to defend himself on Tuesday after New York Attorney General Letitia James released a scathing report in which nearly a dozen women accused him of sexual misconduct. In a pre-recorded video, the embattled New York governor denied any wrongdoing. “I want you to know directly …
Read More »DOJ Launches New Strike Forces to Disrupt Gun Trafficking
The Justice Department is launching an initiative to reduce gun violence by cracking down on gun trafficking, the agency announced Thursday. The DOJ will send gun trafficking strike forces to five urban areas — Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, the San Francisco Bay area and Sacramento Region as well as …
Read More »'They're Killing People,' Biden Slams Social Platforms That Allow Covid Misinformation
Social media platforms like Facebook “are killing people” by allowing Covid-19 misinformation to proliferate, President Biden said on Friday. A reporter asked the president if he had a message for social media companies about Covid misinformation. Biden replied, “They’re killing people. Look, the only pandemic we have is among the …
Read More »Biden Says U.S. Stands with Cuban People, Does Not Lift U.S. Sanctions Hurting Cuban People
After thousands demonstrated in cities and towns across Cuba on Sunday, President Joe Biden released a statement on Monday saying the U.S. stands with the Cuban people. The president called the protests a “clarion call for freedom and relief” while offering his support, but the president has not taken substantive …
Read More »Juneteenth Is Officially a Federal Holiday
Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, is now officially a federal holiday. President Biden signed into law on Thursday a bill passed by Congress designating June 19th as Juneteenth National Independence Day. The Juneteenth holiday originated when on June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in …
Read More »Trump's Facebook Suspension Set to Expire in January 2023, Just in Time For the Next Presidential Race
Donald Trump — languishing in the social media wilderness, banned from Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube and Twitch after inciting a violent mob to storm the U.S. Capitol — finally got a spot of good news on Friday. Facebook announced that the former president’s indefinite suspension from the social media network …
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