https://youtu.be/MoZUTEVa0Rw?rel=0 During the 2016 presidential campaign, retired General Michael Flynn was one of Donald Trump's regular campaign surrogates, to the extent that Trump considered him for the Vice Presidency. Flynn frequently spoke at Trump campaign rallies and appeared on television to speak for the campaign. Flynn was, at … [Read more...]
Aviation Inspectors Fear Retaliation for Reporting Dangers
People always say that flying is safer than driving, and the statistics certainly do support that claim. But with two deadly Boeing air disasters resulting in hundreds of fatalities occurring over just a few months, many people who enjoy flying are beginning to doubt how safe it is. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors are not … [Read more...]
Obstruction of Justice in The Mueller Report: Important Definitions
https://youtu.be/OKzGrVCuT7A?rel=0 When Special Counsel Robert Mueller broke his long silence and gave a televised address on May 29, he didn't take any questions from the assembled press. And he didn't say much of anything that would surprise those who had been closely following the story. Most of his more striking quotes, including the famous … [Read more...]
House Democrats Move Towards Court Action Versus Barr, McGahn
According to Reuters, the U.S. House of Representatives Rules Committee on Thursday unveiled a measure authorizing federal court action to enforce subpoenas issued to Attorney General William Barr and former White House Counsel Don McGahn. The Rules Committee also set the terms for possible court action by other House committees investigating … [Read more...]
Carnival To Pay Massive Fine For Dumping Waste into Ocean
Carnival Corp will pay a $20 million settlement for dumping in the ocean. The fine comes after Princess Cruises, a Carnival subsidiary, admitted to violating the terms of a 2017 settlement for improper waste disposal. The details of the dumping were made public in a court filing release Monday. Carnival released food waste and plastic … [Read more...]
Cannabis Cigars Poised for Growth under Massachusetts Social Equity Program
For decades, 44-year old Ruddy Santana, a Black, Dominican- American founder of cannabis start-up, Holyoke Leaf Inc., in Holyoke, MA, was too ashamed to speak of the discrimination he endured that crushed his plans for a career in either military intelligence or finance. For the first time in an interview with American Legal News (ALN), Ruddy … [Read more...]
Assange Not Charged With CIA Leak by DOJ
The Justice Department has decided not to charge Julian Assange for his role in exposing some of the CIA’s most secret spying tools. This is according to a U.S. official and two other people familiar with the case. Politico reports It’s a move that has surprised national security experts and some former officials, given prosecutors’ recent … [Read more...]
New Hampshire Becomes 21st U.S. State to Repeal Death Penalty
According to Reuters, New Hampshire abolished the death penalty on Thursday, becoming the 21st U.S. state to do so. Before the vote, New Hampshire was the last state in New England that allowed the execution of people convicted of grave crimes. New Hampshire state Senator Martha Hennessey, a Democrat, described the death penalty in a … [Read more...]
Colorado’s Historic New Equal Pay Law
Governor Jared Polis signs House Bill (Photo Credit: Colorado Senate GOP, Public Domain) Jared Polis was elected Governor of Colorado in November of 2018. He is the first openly gay man to serve as Governor, and that is not the only contribution he is making to history. Polis has been able to sign the country’s first equal pay for equal work … [Read more...]
U.S. Football Player’s Overdose Death Spotlighted In J&J Oklahoma Opioid Trial
According to Reuters, the father of a college football player who died of a drug overdose gave emotional testimony about the U.S. opioid epidemic’s personal cost. Craig Box said that he never suspected his son was abusing painkillers until after he was found unconscious. Austin, the 22 year old football player, died later at the hospital. … [Read more...]
Roundup Now Linked to Liver Disease
More bad news for Monsanto: The main active ingredient in Roundup weed killer, glyphosate, has been linked to liver disease, according to researcher at the University of California, San Diego. Lead researcher Paul Mills, the Director of UCSD's Center of Excellence for Research and Training in Integrative Health, found that a group of patients … [Read more...]
Trump Says Mueller Statement Changes Nothing
U.S. President Donald Trump reacted swiftly to a statement by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on his Russia investigation on Wednesday, saying nothing had changed and “the case is closed!” In a tweet, Trump said that, "There was insufficient evidence and therefore, in our Country, a person is innocent." In his statement, Mueller, however, … [Read more...]
DC Swamp Grows More Fetid Under Trump Administration
Donald Trump's 2016 slogan was famously “Make America Great Again.” However, arguably even more powerful was “Drain The Swamp,” a chant that was frequently heard at Trump campaign rallies and ended up defining much of his closing message. While Trump's 2016 campaign was notable for its barely disguised racism, it's undeniable that “Drain The … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case on Feres Doctrine – Again
The Feres doctrine resulted from a 1950 Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that the United States Government could not be held liable for injuries suffered by active duty military members due to the negligence of other active duty military members. The Feres doctrine prevents our service members from having the same rights as every … [Read more...]
“Transparent” Trump Administration Desperate to Hide President’s Financial Information
(Photo Credit: Tulin, CC 2.0) Last week, the President of the United States stood in the White House Rose Garden and said, “I'm the most transparent President probably in the history of this country.” While every day seems to bring a new, staggeringly dishonest rhetorical strategy from the Trump Administration, this statement qualified as … [Read more...]
IRS Could Make Trump Release His Taxes
President Donald Trump’s bet that it’ll take years to resolve a coming court fight over his tax returns could be wrong. Federal courts are already ruling quickly against Trump in his other attempts to block Congress. The Supreme Court could also be a dead end if the case doesn’t present new legal issues or divide appellate courts. That … [Read more...]
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