Above Photo: A fentanyl test strip. Baynard Woods, courtesy Baltimore Beat. ‘They Want Us Dead.’ Little legislative movement in Maryland over the past two years has left people who use drugs more vulnerable and even less safe. Last year, I hid behind an abandoned building in East Baltimore with three guys who all used heroin together as they tested their drugs, injected them, and made sure they were there for each other in case any of them overdosed. It was about 8AM in the middle of January 2020, sunny but cold, and “D”—Black, in his late thirties, without a home, and […]
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Israel’s hospital system is overwhelmed and on a fast track to collapse, according to the nation’s top experts responsible for COVID-19 patients. At an extraordinary press conference, Dr. Avishai Elis, the secretary of the Israel’s Internal Medicine Association, warned the public of an imminent disaster and the “tragic implications” of the paralysis which has taken hold of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government regarding the nation’s hospitals. Two weeks ago, Israel became the first country in the world to impose a second nationwide lockdown, but there is no comprehensive policy in place to fight the novel coronavirus. In a direct swipe at […]
The wildfires engulfing the West Coast have become so dire in Oregon that state police have established a new type of emergency response: a mobile morgue. The state-run facility in Linn County, about two hours outside of Portland, will be operated by a 75-member regional response team that is searching incinerated properties for survivors and victims. While the wildfires have hit 10 states across the country, Oregon has been among the worst affected, with more than 30 active fires, at least 900,000 acres burned, eight deaths, and at least 50 people missing. More than 10 percent of the state’s population has […]
The Creek Fire burns in the Sierra National Forest on Sunday. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption toggle caption Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP The Creek Fire burns in the Sierra National Forest on Sunday. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP At 121 degrees, Los Angeles County hit its highest temperature ever recorded this weekend, as the state swelters in a heat wave that has helped intensify the most devastating wildfire season California has experienced in years. The record temperature was measured in Woodland Hills, northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The “kiln-like” heat was exacerbated by a high-pressure system and a weak sea breeze, according to the […]
Trump “inadvertently” made a crude sexual comment about Cohen’s 15-year-old daughter, saying: “Look at that piece of ass. I would love some of that.” Trump said: “Tell me one country run by a black person that isn’t a shithole. They are all complete fucking toilets,” Cohen claims, and praised apartheid-era South Africa, saying: “Mandela fucked the whole country up. Now it’s a shithole. Fuck Mandela. He was no leader.” I will never get the Hispanic vote,” Trump said, according to Cohen. “Like the blacks, they’re too stupid to vote for Trump. They’re not my people.” Trump watched a strip show which […]
After Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley called for targeting GOP officials with “unrest in the streets” over the weekend and more shocking footage of violence in Portland emerged, Joe Biden’s Squad member applauded the rioters in Portland for “rising up.” During the virtual DNC, Squad member Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley applauds the rioters in Portland for “rising up” and pushing “divestment”https://t.co/e8nGloxVpN pic.twitter.com/C5LWxHtfHJ — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 17, 2020 Here are the kind of activities Rep. Pressley is applauding: GRAPHIC: Rioters in downtown Portland detain man who had a car crash. They force him to sit on the ground while they search […]
Human Rights Watch head Kenneth Roth was quick to join a social media chorus blaming Hezbollah for deadly explosions in Beirut on Tuesday. Perhaps realizing the claim lacked a shred of evidence, he soon deleted it. Roth rushed to blame Hezbollah for the huge explosions near the port of Beirut, blasts which killed at least 50 people and are believed to have wounded over 3,000 more. “Is this Hezbollah’s way of saying don’t mess with us for allegedly killing former Lebanese PM Hariri?” he asked in a tweet posted almost immediately after news of the explosions hit social media on Tuesday. […]
Attorney General Bill Barr is set to testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday morning. Chairman Jerry Nadler opened the hearing with several baseless attacks on Attorney General Barr. Next up was Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) the ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee.Jordan was ON FIRE! Rep. Jordan opened his remarks reminding the American public that Barack Obama spied on the opposition party and candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 election and beyond. TRENDING: Swarm of Police Officers with K-9 Units Burst Through New Jersey Gym Door, Arrest Owners For Violating Gov. Murphy’s Shutdown Order (VIDEO) This […]
Cody Garbrandt emphatically backed up his claim that he has rediscovered his passion for fighting by brutally knocking out bantamweight foe Raphael Assuncao with a colossal right hand at UFC 250, earning Performance of the Night. Garbrandt ended a run of three losses and secured his first win since he beat Dominick Cruz at the end of 2016 by producing a peach of a punch in the final seconds of the second round in Las Vegas, condemning Assuncao to a prolonged stay on the octagon canvas before he was eventually helped to his feet following a concussive end to his own hopes of […]
Team Trump released a new ad on Sunday that shows Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s links to China.This is devastating! President Trump added this — Enjoy the campaign Joe! Joe Biden’s deadbeat son Hunter inked a $1.5 BILLION deal with China while Joe was Vice President. What did the Biden’s offer China in return?pic.twitter.com/UMYwkS2E6Z — Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) May 17, 2020 Over the past year Joe Bien has repeatedly downplayed the China threat to the US. TRENDING: “Could Be Unlawful” – Pelosi Says Congress to Investigate Trump’s Firing of Obama Holdover State Department IG Steve Linick […]