Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she and her husband regret what she described as his “failed attempt at humor” when he invoked her position while allegedly asking a dock manager to get the family boat ready before Memorial Day. The conversation—which came to light when the dock manager posted about it on Facebook—was seized on by Whitmer’s opponents as an example of hypocrisy by a Democrat […]
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_________The Daily Beast by Clive Irving Where are the billionaire tech innovators when we need them? America’s health security has to be rebuilt from the ground up. We’re in a war for survival. The skills and systems essential to win that war are known. It’s no use looking to the White House to grasp this reality. Trump has no concept of what a wartime grand strategy […]
It seemed straightforward enough at first. A kind reader drew our attention to a video which included the illegally published images of RD’s children. The video was linked to a “Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Human Trafficking and Child Sex Abuse”, which in turn is a project of something called the “International Tribunal for Natural Justice“, ITNJ for short. As it turns out this is […]
How The United States Government Failed To Prepare For The Global Pandemic By Vijay Prashad, Globetrotter, a project of the Independent Media Institute. May 21, 2020 How The United States Government Failed To Prepare For The Global Pandemic2020-05-212020-05-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/donald-trump-speaking-in-rose-garden-on-virus-e1590078521740.jpg200px200px Why the Trump administration has insisted on blaming China for the coronavirus pandemic and how the administration’s slow response is responsible for the tragic situation in the country today. […]
A cryptocurrency investment fund has launched a class-action lawsuit against Block.one and EOS’ high command, arguing the “fraudulent scheme” failed to deliver on its primary promise of decentralization. The Crypto Assets Opportunity Fund (CAOF), along with individual investor Johnny Hong, has accused Block.one, its CEO Brendan Blumer, CTO Dan Larimer, former chief strategy officer Brock Pierce and former partner Ian Grigg, of trying to “capitalize on […]
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The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) watchdog has recommended the US Navy conduct its own analysis of its contracting approach after it was recently determined that ship maintenance schedule outcomes were less than positive and led to unexpected delays. Despite the Navy shaving down initial price estimates for ship repairs through the implementation of its Multiple Award Contract-Multi Order (MAC-MO) contracting strategy in 2015, the US […]
The FBI claims Dr. Qing Wang received more than $3.6 million in grants from the NIH while also collecting money for the same research from the Chinese government. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP The FBI claims Dr. Qing Wang received more than $3.6 million in grants from the NIH while also collecting money for the same research from the Chinese government. […]
US 22:08 GMT 13.05.2020(updated 22:09 GMT 13.05.2020) Get short URL The FBI has arrested a researcher for NASA who reportedly did not disclose his connections to the Chinese government and other Chinese entities. According to the US Justice Department (DoJ), Simon Saw-Teong Ang, a 63-year-old Arkansas professor, was arrested Friday and charged with wire fraud. “In the one-count complaint, Ang was charged with one count of […]
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Venezuela Makes Fresh Arrests as Opposition Splinters over Failed Coup By Ricardo Vaz, Venezuelanalysis May 11, 2020 Venezuela Makes Fresh Arrests as Opposition Splinters over Failed Coup2020-05-112020-05-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/venezuela-arrests-suspected-participants-from-operation-gedeon-were-arrested-on-saturday-in-la-guaira-state.-from-ceofanb-e1589219823297.jpeg200px200px Above: Venezuela arrests suspected participants from ‘Operation Gedeon’ were arrested on Saturday in La Guaira State. From @Ceofanb. Trump said the operation “was not a good attack,” again denying any US involvement. The Venezuelan government announced 16 new arrests in the aftermath […]
US Wants Release Of Two Veterans Who Led Failed Coup Attempt In Venezuela By Dave Lindorff, This Can’t Be Happening. May 11, 2020 US Wants Release Of Two Veterans Who Led Failed Coup Attempt In Venezuela2020-05-112020-05-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/etsz-e1589225511979.jpg200px200px Above photo: Luke Denman (right) and Airan Berry (left), both former U.S. special forces soldiers, who were arrested in Venezuela. MEGA. Venezuelan forces capture invaders led by two US mercenaries who are […]
The Hidden Plot Of The New Failed US Attempt Against Venezuela By Marco Teruggi, Resumen English. May 10, 2020 The Hidden Plot Of The New Failed US Attempt Against Venezuela2020-05-102020-05-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/maduro-e1589131195167.jpg200px200px Above photo: Personal documents are shown by Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro during a virtual news conference in Caracas, Venezuela May 6, 2020. Miraflores Palace/Handout via Reuters. Operation Gideon. (From May 5, 2020) In Venezuela, Operation Gideon is underway; […]
Washington is seeking to get rid of prominent Venezuelan military figures including dissident generals in order to undermine the country’s resistance potential and Chavista movement, suggests former Hugo Chavez adviser Heinz Dieterich explaining the amphibious botched raid. On 3 May, the Venezuelan Armed Forces thwarted an amphibious mercenary operation and captured 13 individuals including two American citizens. As it turned out later, the botched naval raid […]
On Sunday, the Venezuelan army frustrated an attempted naval invasion by armed mercenaries allegedly coming from Colombia; killing or capturing multiple militants. Among the captured were at least 2 US citizens, described by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as Donald Trump’s security guards. Venezuelan Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez announced on Friday that the nation’s military had arrested two more people involved in Sunday’s boat incursion aiming to […]
The White House has tapped a new ambassador to Venezuela, the first in a decade, even as relations with the country’s government hit all-time lows. The appointment comes as the US continues to deny any role in a recent coup plot. Formerly the interim charge d’affaires of the Venezuela unit based at the US Embassy in Colombia, James Broward Story was nominated to be “Ambassador Extraordinary […]
This photograph released by the Venezuelan government purports to show the ID cards confiscated from Airan Berry and Luke Denman in Caracas. The former U.S. service members are now in detention after Venezuelan security forces stifled an ill-fated raid earlier this week. Miraflores Palace presidential press office via AP hide caption toggle caption Miraflores Palace presidential press office via AP This photograph released by the Venezuelan […]
Guaidó And The Failed Military Operation Against Venezuela By Patricio Zamorano, Council on Hemispheric Affairs. May 6, 2020 Guaidó And The Failed Military Operation Against Venezuela2020-05-062020-05-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/contrat-guaid-new-2-800×445-e1588770919975.jpg200px200px Above photo: Signatures on the contract between Jordan Goudreau and Juan Guaido. A Story of Betrayal and Financial Corruption. Now that we have had a few days to study the failed, illegal paramilitary incursion by a group of American and […]