Thousands of Federal Officials Have Owned Stock in Companies They Govern
A new investigation has revealed that thousands of federal officers in the executive branch of the presidential administrations have reported trading stocks in companies they supervise, potentially creating thousands of conflicts of interest. The Wall Street JournalOver 31,000 financial disclosure forms, dated between 2016-2021, were analysed. They contained information on more than 315,000 trades in […]
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MPs call for tougher sanctions to be put on Iran
Theresa Villiers raised the urgent question to inquire about the representations that the foreign secretary made to Iranian authorities regarding ongoing protests surrounding Mahsa’s death. Gillian Keegan, MP for Chichester who was speaking on behalf of the foreign secretary, James Cleverly, said that the protests were a “shocking reminder” of the repression faced by women […]
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2 DC Suburbs Drop Election Software Firm Under Scrutiny for China Ties
After the arrest last week of the CEO of an election software company amid alleged ties to China, at least two suburban counties outside the nation’s capital canceled contracts with the company, Konnech Inc. The moves by Virginia’s Fairfax and Prince William counties follows cancellations by Detroit and Los Angeles County, where the District Attorney’s […]
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Why Conservatism’s Most Important Value Is Liberty
Many young people are reluctant to embrace conservatism for a variety of reasons. The most obvious is that they have been exposed only to left-wing values—from elementary school through graduate school, in the movies, on television, on social media and now even at Disneyland. They have not been properly exposed to conservative values, which is […]
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Ron Johnson Suggests That Federal Minimum Wage Should Be Eliminated
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) has suggested that he believes the federal minimum wage should be eliminated, and that the “marketplace” should be in charge of setting wages instead — a move that would send U.S. wage policy back to pre-World War II, when the federal minimum wage was first created. Friday’s debate featured Lieutenant Governor […]
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Mar-a-Lago Docs for Russia Inquiry Materials
In late 2021 — After almost a year of trying, it finally worked. from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to obtain government records Donald Trump had improperly removed from the White House — the former president told his advisors that he would return the records in exchange for documents relating to the Russia […]
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Racism, Lies and Hypocrisy Are Now Seen as Electable Qualities in GOP Candidates
Trump and his acolytes as well as the corrupt political leaders of Trumpified GOP make a lot of dangerous and blathering statements. We are witnessing some truly extraordinary events even in an age of debased political discourse. Trump attacked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell late last month via his Truth Social site. So far, all […]
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China May Exploit U.S. Poll Worker Data, U.S. Representative Says
A Republican congressman has warned that the Chinese Communist Party could misuse the data of U.S. election workers found on servers in mainland China. This comes after the arrest of the chief executive officer of an election software firm with alleged ties. “Having servers ultimately controlled by the Chinese Communist Party with personal data about our poll […]
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Greg Abbott Rejects Biden’s Plea to Pardon Texans With Marijuana Convictions
A spokesperson for Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott spoke out immediately after President Joe Biden declared last week that he would pardon thousands convicted in the U.S. of simple marijuana charges. Greg Abbott said that he would refuse to issue pardons for his state, despite the president asking governors across America to do so. Biden […]
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Jury Acquits Animal Rights Activists Who Saved Piglets at Utah Factory Farm
Image Credit: Direct Action Everywhere, (DxE). Warning!This segment contains graphic descriptions regarding animal abuse. In a major victory for animal rights, a jury in Utah has acquitted two animal rights activists who each faced up to five-and-a-half years of prison time for rescuing two sick piglets from Smithfield’s Circle Four Farms, one of the world’s […]
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