62 Minutes PG-13 Pete invited Monica Perez to return to the show to examine the information that has been released on the El Paso, and Dayton shootings. They go over what the implications can be for gun laws, internet privacy and a host of other subjects. The Monica...
I discuss the Dayton shooting and what we do and do not know, how I am so insanely disappointed in the reactions to both the Dayton and El Paso shootings, and the awful no good horrible Castro tweet that named and shamed Trump donors...
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CNN: An Iraqi national who had lived in the US since he was an infant died shortly after being deported to Iraq as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. Jimmy Aldaoud, 41, died from complications of diabetes, his attorney Edward Bajoka...
The government plan to turn us all into snitches. Whistleblowers help government collect billions in unpaid taxes WASHINGTON — Whistleblowers who helped the federal government collect $1.4 billion in unpaid taxes last year reaped a record $312 million in reward money...
Wolf Richter at Wolf Street. Consumer credit – auto loans, student loans, and revolving credit such as credit card balances and personal loans, but not housing-related debt such as mortgages and HELOCs – grew 5.4%, or by $208 billion, in the second quarter compared to...
US News Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis returns to his position as a board member at General Dynamics. [Link] New SecDef Mark Esper says the US will not overreact to NK missile tests. [Link] Venezuela Bolton said the US is ready to target countries that...
On FPF #385, I cover the US economic war against Venezuela. The US imposed sanctions on Venezuela under Obama. After John Bolton joined the Trump administration as National Security Adviser, the US ramped up the economic war against Venezuela by sanctioning the state...
The Trump administration recently enacted sanctions against Venezuela, citing human rights abuses among its justifications. But if violations of human rights are a legitimate concern for the administration, then pursuing economic sanctions is bad policy. Research...
Despite facing another year in prison, and compounding fines Chelsea Manning refuses to comply with the demands of the justice department. Good for her!! Her refusal to blink in the face of persecution is nothing short of heroic!!
