HUFF POST: …A report by Michael Tomasky in The Daily Beast, however, cast a heavy dose of skepticism over the Times’ reporting on the regulation that required officials to preserve email communications. A State Department official told Tomasky that employees were told in October 2014 that personal email should generally not be used for government […]
The Militarization of Russia
On February 23, Russia celebrated “Defender Of The Fatherland” day. This holiday was established in Soviet time to commemorate the date of the founding of the Red Army in 1918. During the Soviet era the day was called “Red Amy Day.”
Former congressman Sestak to kick off U.S. Senate campaign this week
Sestak, 63, a Democrat from Delaware County, will try to unseat Sen. Pat Toomey, 53, a Lehigh Valley Republican who narrowly defeated him in 2010. He is the only challenger to announce to date…
Iraq’s Attack Against ISIS Catches U.S. ‘By Surprise’
The U.S.-led coalition forces that have conducted seven months of airstrikes on Iraq’s behalf did not participate in the attack, defense officials told The Daily Beast, and the American military has no plans to chip in.
Obama Calls for Changes in Policing After Task Force Report
NEW YORK TIMES: President Obama on Monday called for prompt action to change police practices across the country after the deaths of unarmed black men in Ferguson, Mo., and Staten Island at the hands of white officers exposed frustrations about law enforcement in minority communities. Mr. Obama, unveiling the recommendations of a White House task […]
Three to five cups of coffee a day may prevent heart attacks, says study
GUARDIAN: People who drink three to five cups of coffee a day are less likely to develop clogged arteries that could lead to heart attacks, a study has found. An international team of researchers, led by the Kangbuk Samsung hospital in Seoul, South Korea, found that people who consume a moderate amount of coffee had […]
Buoyed By Net-Neutrality Win, Activists Prepare Next Campaign
POPULAR RESISTANCE: Over the opposition of some of Washington’s most powerful corporate interests, an unlikely grassroots coalition came together and successfully lobbied the Federal Communications Commission to adopt the strongest net-neutrality rules possible. This wasn’t a fluke. Just a few years ago, many of the same groups turned the Internet into a war zone over […]
Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email at State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules
NEW YORK TIMES: Hillary Rodham Clinton exclusively used a personal email account to conduct government business as secretary of state, State Department officials said, and may have violated federal requirements that officials’ correspondence be retained as part of the agency’s record. Mrs. Clinton did not have a government email address during her four-year ten-ure at […]
The Catastrophe Bibi Is Courting
DAILY BEAST COLUMN: ….But all that is just politics. Netanyahu is creating a much bigger problem here. Ultimately, he wants war with Iran. And American neoconservatives want it, too. Few of them will say so (although some do—see below). But that’s what they want, and we need to be clear about it. itself. Think about […]
Capitolwire: Lawmakers, small business owners urge Wolf to ‘be careful’ regarding potential PIT hike.
“We’re here just trying to remind the governor … be careful when you raise that personal income tax, because small business owners pay that tax,” said Rep. Stephen Bloom, R-Cumberland, during a Monday morning event in the state Capitol to unveil a package of bills aimed at simplifying the state’s current tax code.
The New York Times Editors Can Be Silly Concerning Drugs
It is the Editors of the New York Times that have often been ignorant when it comes to drug policy and pain treatment. The below paragraph from “Painkiller Abuses and Ignorance” is but another example:
Report: The ‘next America’ is now
WASHINGTON POST COLUMN: … 1) The rise of minorities — and decline of whites . In 1980, 80 percent of the U.S. population was white. Now, that’s 63 percent; by 2060, it’s projected to be about 44 percent. Meanwhile, Hispanics have gone from 6 percent in 1980 to 17 percent and are projected to reach […]
Shoot Down Israeli Jets Attacking Iran
NEWSMAX: President Barack Obama threatened to shoot down Israeli planes in 2014 if they were sent to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities, according to reports attributed to a Kuwaiti newspaper… An Israeli minister on good relations with the Obama administration reportedly tipped Secretary of State John Kerry to the plan and that Obama vowed to shoot […]
Standing up to gun crowd
SCRANTON TIMES-LEADER EDITORIAL: Many municipal governments in Pennsylvania have abandoned their sensible gun laws because public officials believe they cannot afford to defend them against lawsuits… Some Pennsylvania cities decided to stand up to the cowardly legislators and the wealthy gun lobby, even as others simply abandoned their own ordinances. Last week, Dauphin County Judge […]