The US military is moving weapons into Ukraine at breakneck speed, with officials saying arms transfers have “never been done that fast before” as Washington supplies hundreds of millions of dollars in lethal aid to repel Russia’s ongoing invasion.
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House Passes Resolution Expressing “Unequivocal Support” for NATO, 63 Republicans Vote No
On Tuesday, the House passed a non-binding resolution expressing "unequivocal support" for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). While the bill easily passed, 63 Republicans voted against the measure, earning them the ire of the foreign policy establishment. ...
Joe Biden Is Killing America’s Energy Sector
One of the saddest quotes from the Vietnam War came from journalist Peter Arnett, who wrote in a dispatch in 1968 about an American attack on a Vietcong-held village: “It became necessary to destroy the town to save it.” As often happens with such quotes, they take on...
State Department Greenlights Patriot Missile Support Package for Taiwan
Washington has approved an arms sale to Taiwan worth $95 million, agreeing to provide the island with training and gear for its US-made Patriot missile systems. China has previously sanctioned American firms over similar transfers.
News Roundup 4/5/2022
US News Congress will likely increase the $813 billion budget proposed by the White House. [Link] The US scratches a planned test of its ICBM. [Link] Russia The USS Truman’s deployment was extended. [Link] Zelensky fired two top officials and called them traitors....
Poland Says US Should Deploy Nuclear Weapons to its Territory
Poland’s deputy prime minister has called on the United States to station nuclear weapons in his country, arguing they would act as a deterrent against Russia while urging the NATO alliance to significantly boost its presence across Eastern Europe.
That Time the U.S. Army Sprayed Millions of Americans With Zinc Cadmium Sulfide
In 1985, the classic horror-comedy film Return of the Living Dead was unleashed upon the world. In it, a worker at a medical supply warehouse accidentally releases a chemical weapon while hazing a teenage employee. The weapon, now affectionately known as “Tar-man,”...
Its Not Getting Better: Cops in the U.S. Still Kill Someone Every 8 Hours
It has been nearly two years since Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. At the time, Floyd’s death would set off massive protests across the country as politicians and political pundits played lip service to Black Lives Matter and others, as they offered up their...
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