While many in Israel regard the former defence chief as a potential replacement for Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinians are dreading that prospect, says a Ramallah-based expert. The prime reason for this is his hawkish views and zero compromise on key issues including Jerusalem and Jewish settlements. For many Israelis, the country’s former defence minister, Naftali Bennet, is associated with the battle he now leads against the raging coronavirus. Vocal about how the current government is mishandling the pandemic, Bennett seems to be offering an alternative. Several months ago, he was the one who set up the so-called civilian coronavirus cabinet, comprised of […]
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An inspector from Russia’s Emergencies Ministry has been hailed as a hero, after he saved three Beluga whales – two adults and a young calf – that were left stranded on a Far Eastern beach on Thursday, when the tide went out. Alexey Paramonov said that when he arrived at the scene he saw the animals about 1.5 kilometers from the coast. One of the adults was in a dangerous position, lying on its side, so he dug a hole under the beluga and turned it over to the correct position, while also trying to protect the family from predators. In […]
Having left Walter Reed hospital after a three-day stint recovering from the coronavirus, President Donald Trump began, what aides and confidants say is, a new phase of the presidential campaign: an effort to turn his illness into an electoral asset. The president’s stint in the Military Medical Center may have raised serious questions about his political future and his physical status, with doctors giving him a trio of therapeutics and his physician acknowledging that he is not yet out of the woods. But during his time away from the White House, Trump spent his weekends frantically working the phones, compulsively watching […]
Magawa, a rat that has been trained to detect explosives, was awarded the PDSA Gold Medal on Friday for his bravery in searching out unexploded landmines in Cambodia. PDSA via AP hide caption toggle caption PDSA via AP Magawa, a rat that has been trained to detect explosives, was awarded the PDSA Gold Medal on Friday for his bravery in searching out unexploded landmines in Cambodia. PDSA via AP For the first time, one of Britain’s highest animal honors has been awarded to a rat. The animal has detected dozens of landmines in Cambodia and is believed to have saved lives. […]
Four people are dead. One criminal trial is pending, while a second will never take place. And amid all that death and uncertainty, the two shooters at the heart of the incidents are enjoying spectacular martyr status on the right. Jake Gardner, an Omaha, Nebraska, bar owner, who shot and killed a Black man during local Black Lives Matter protests in May, died of suicide this week, according to his lawyer. This just days after Gardner was indicted for alleged manslaughter, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, attempted first-degree assault, and terroristic threats in connection with that incident. […]
As we come to the 19th anniversary of 9/11, the New York City Fire Department has renamed its highest award for bravery from that of an avowedly racist newspaper publisher who supported slavery to that of the chief who died while directing operations at the World Trade Center. After he nearly perished in the collapse of the South Tower, Chief Peter Ganci remained in harm’s way as he sought to evacuate its stricken twin. He died as an exemplar of the FDNY’s finest traditions. “I’m not leaving my men,” he was heard to say in his final moments. Source link
In April, US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that he would consider pardoning the Oklahoma celebrity exotic animal park owner, Joseph Maldonado-Passage, best known as Joe Exotic or the ‘Tiger King’, who was sentenced in January to 22 years in prison in a murder-for-hire plot and for violations of wildlife laws. The convicted private zoo owner at the centre of Netflix’s breakout series ‘Tiger King’, Joseph Maldonado-Passage, better known by stage name Joe Exotic, sent a handwritten pardon-request letter to US President Donald Trump, to be delivered to the White House on Thursday, CBS News reported. In […]
Whether it’s making protective masks or feeding those without access to food, compassionate bartenders across the country are stepping out from behind the bar to support their customers and communities in unprecedented ways through the Coronavirus pandemic and the resulting shutdowns. “I think it’s more or less taking what we’ve learned from hospitality and applying it to being community planners and to community aid assistance,” says Los Angeles bartender Aaron Melendrez, who co-founded an organization to feed undocumented workers. “It’s taking those principles of treating someone well in your house and being intuitive to someone’s needs, and just applying that to […]
Former President Barack Obama gives the eulogy at the funeral service for Rep. John Lewis at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Lewis, a civil rights icon and fierce advocate of voting rights for African Americans, died on July 17 at the age of 80. Alyssa Pointer/Pool / Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alyssa Pointer/Pool / Getty Images Former President Barack Obama gives the eulogy at the funeral service for Rep. John Lewis at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Lewis, a civil rights icon and fierce advocate of voting rights for African Americans, died on July 17 at the age of […]
Kanye West kicked off his first campaign rally with an apparent attack on abolitionist hero Harriet Tubman, later explaining it was a dig at “white organizations” appropriating black icons. The context was lost on many, however. Tubman “didn’t free the slaves, she just had them go work for other white people,” West said Sunday at a rally in North Charleston, South Carolina. Some audience members responded by walking out, while others jeered the candidate. Since the rapper was hopping from one topic to another, without providing any immediate explanation to his remark, Twitter users did not waste time tearing into the […]
John Lewis, seen above at a 2017 press conference on Capitol Hill, was remembered Saturday for his decades of service as a champion for civil rights. Lewis died Friday at the age of 80. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images John Lewis, seen above at a 2017 press conference on Capitol Hill, was remembered Saturday for his decades of service as a champion for civil rights. Lewis died Friday at the age of 80. Alex Wong/Getty Images Tributes poured in from across the nation on Saturday for John Lewis, the civil rights icon who died Friday at […]
John Lewis, who spent his life and career as a civil servant battling tirelessly for civil rights, died Friday at the age of 80. Late Saturday morning, after hours of silence, the White House issued a proclamation calling for the flag to fly at half-staff on White House and public grounds, military posts, and more. The document, made public as the president golfed at his club in Virginia, is about as impersonal as it gets. “As a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding public service of Representative John Lewis, of Georgia” the statement reads, “I hereby order, by the […]
Throughout his long career in Congress, which began in 1987, John Robert Lewis served as a reminder of his country’s past and how far his country has come. Born in Troy, Alabama, in 1940, the son of sharecroppers, he died at age 80 on Friday a revered civil rights icon, the acknowledged conscience of Congress for more than 30 years. His death comes just a few months after he revealed he’d been diagnosed with stage-four pancreatic cancer, which he vowed to fight. “I have been in some kind of fight—for freedom, equality, basic human rights—for nearly my entire life. I have […]
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) on Thursday called Antifa domestic terrorists “imaginary” on the House floor. The House of Representatives will vote on police reform legislation Thursday evening. Earlier Thursday Nadler argued that Antifa is “imaginary.” Insanity. TRENDING: UPDATE: RADICAL LEFTIST GROUP Threatens Christian Prayer Rally Planned on Saturday to Save the Iconic St. Louis Statue in Forest Park WATCH: .@RepJerryNadler just said #ANTIFA was “imaginary.” Seriously? Tell that to the business owners whose shops were looted and destroyed. pic.twitter.com/o8IVgP9G8I — House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) June 25, 2020 Ranking member on the Judiciary Committee and hero Jim Jordan (R-OH) RIPPED […]
Guardian: US attorney general William Barr announced the resignation on Friday of an influential attorney who oversaw key prosecutions of allies of Donald Trump and an investigation into Rudy Giuliani – but it appeared the attorney in question had other ideas. “I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning,” said Geoffrey Berman, adding he learned of his apparent departure as attorney for the Southern District of New York from a justice department press release. “I will step down when a presidentially appointed nominee is confirmed by the Senate,” Berman said in a statement. “Until then, our investigations will move forward without […]
VT says “Thanks Amy, you saved lives” Her home was surrounded by neo-Nazi anti-lockdown thugs with AK 47s and anti-Semitic smears. As the nation faces a resurgence of COVID 19 and begins the inexorable move toward 325,000 deaths, those who did their jobs with honor and decency will, increasingly, become targets of GOP election year desperation. Guardian: Ohio doctor won widespread praise for her assessments of the pandemic, but also faced lawsuits and protests for pushing for lockdown orders Dr Amy Acton, the health director who helped Ohio’s Republican governor earn glowing reviews for his pandemic response, has resigned after facing […]
Daily Beast: A man who drove his car into a crowd of protesters in Seattle on Sunday evening and shot someone as he fled the scene is reportedly in custody. Here’s an interview of the man who was shot. Video by @agarlandphotopic.twitter.com/H3YMyG6zK0 — Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) June 8, 2020 Seattle today. Speechless.#BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/eA50ETTnjF — Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) June 8, 2020 The sickening moment in which the man rammed a crowd of protesters before leaving the car waving a gun was captured on video that has been shared widely online. A right-wing terrorist drove into a crowd and shot at least one […]
No, VT hasn’t become InfoWars but we take a poke from time to time, in this case, offering up some fake news for our mentally deficient troll visitors. We might also say “Russia Today” or “Trump loving Russia Today.” Dead “libtard” Giovanni Lopez: Mexican worker Giovanni Lopez was tortured and murdered by 10 police officers in Jalisco for not wearing a #COVID19 face mask. The governor of Guadalajara bribed his family with 200,000 pesos ($9,000 USD) to be silent. Protests are now breaking out. #JusticiaParaGiovanni pic.twitter.com/rJVThnfCnA — Anonymous (@YourAnonCentral) June 5, 2020 The event, horrible as it is, happened in Mexico. […]
Her father worked in the city and got injured. His daughter came to care for him and took him home via bike. Ivanka Trump is among her admirers. But some ask: Why this was her only option? (Image credit: BBC News Hindi) Source link
This weekend, temporary pay bumps for workers during the coronavirus pandemic are ending at companies across the country. In a normal world, high hazard pay might be the only way to stop employees from quitting en masse. But with tens of millions unemployed, workers quickly lost a lot of leverage. Ada Yokota/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ada Yokota/Getty Images This weekend, temporary pay bumps for workers during the coronavirus pandemic are ending at companies across the country. In a normal world, high hazard pay might be the only way to stop employees from quitting en masse. But with tens of […]
Larry Kramer, the late LGBTQ and AIDS activist, author and playwright, has been much praised and analyzed over the last 24 hours. But Larry Kramer was also both a friend and professional collaborator to many. Lost amid the tales of fire and brimstone are stories of a certain paisley pocket, an unexpected delivery of chicken soup, and the linking of arms late at night on a Broadway street. On Wednesday, in my obituary of Kramer, who died Wednesday at the age of 84, I mulled what people invariably mention most about Kramer: his anger. That anger, as I wrote, could be […]
US President Donald Trump addressed the audience at the Ford plant in Michigan on Friday when he took a moment out of his speech to praise the “good bloodline” the late Henry Ford had. Ford, who is famous for the model T-Ford and revolutionizing mass production, was also an antisemite who spent a great deal of his personal fortune in printing and distributing books and pamphlets about the alleged danger Jews present to the US and the world. While Ford was not the only famous American to hold anti-Jewish views, Adolf Hitler did not praise others in his book Mein Kampf […]
UK 07:45 GMT 25.05.2020Get short URL The outspoken GMB host believes that by defending the top Downing Street policy adviser, notably behind the set of COVID containment rules, the prime minister is “telling” Brits “their lengthy lockdown effort” was no more than “a waste of time”. Addressing the recent fierce spat over Dominic Cummings’ relocation from London to his parents’ home during the stringent lockdown, Piers Morgan angrily declared that Boris Johnson, who stood up in his aide’s defence, has gone from “hero to zero”. “Boris Johnson is done. 63k people dead on his watch from a virus his reckless complacency […]
Gin is a loudmouth drunk prone to fits of rage and sorrow. Miyuki is a rebellious teen with a fearsome angry streak. And Hana is a trans woman desperate for love and companionship. Brought together by happenstance and need, they’re a motley homeless trio whose wayward lives in Tokyo are forever altered by a Christmas miracle in Tokyo Godfathers, the late animation great Satoshi Kon’s 2003 fable, which—for the first time since its debut—is returning to American shores this Tuesday (May 19 via on-demand) with a spiffy 4K remaster and a new English-language dub courtesy of GKIDS. A humorous and heartwarming […]
Leslie Neal-Boylan, The Conversation Nurses are heroes of the COVID-19 crisis. May 12 is International Nurses Day, which commemorates the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the first “professional nurse.” The World Health Organization also named this year the “Year of the Nurse” in honor of Nightingale’s 200th birthday. To nurses everywhere, this day and this year have great significance. Nurses, who are being recognized as heroes, have long awaited recognition as health care professionals in their own right and not ancillary to physicians. It’s wonderful to be recognized now in the context of coronavirus, but nurses have always been at the forefront—during war, epidemics […]