Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that the United States and Russia strike a deal prohibiting both countries from interfering in each other’s elections. In a statement, Putin argued that Washington and Moscow should “exchange guarantees of non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, including electoral processes, including using [information and communication technologies] and high-tech methods.” […] Read more
As tensions escalate between the US and China—over trade, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and even TikTok—officials have expressed concern that Beijing could use its stockpile of US Treasury bonds to destabilize the US economy and pressure Washington into backing down. Regular people are worried too: In a 2018 Pew Research Center survey, America’s debt to China […] Read more
Have you noticed a trend lately of the government, and particularly branches of the military, taking the potential threat of UFOs far more seriously? Now, the Pentagon is forming a new task force to investigate UFO sightings that have been observed on several occasions by U.S. military aircraft. The creation of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena […] Read more
Twitter said Thursday it will label or remove posts that prematurely declare victory in the upcoming U.S. election, making it the latest social media company to set out a plan for a prolonged vote count and a president who appears primed to dispute results if he does not win. The social network’s rules currently prohibit […] Read more
As the economy and jobs remain a top issue in this election year, the latest numbers from the government today show a clear improvement in the jobs picture. The unemployment rate fell sharply from 10.2 percent to 8.4 percent which is far better than expectations and way below the key level of 10-percent. Today’s numbers […] Read more
Dr. Scott W. Atlas has argued that the science of mask wearing is uncertain, that children cannot pass on the coronavirus and that the role of the government is not to stamp out the virus but to protect its most vulnerable citizens as Covid-19 takes its course. Ideas like these, both ideologically freighted and scientifically […] Read more
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is calling on Democrat Party officials to resume talks on a new round of coronavirus relief. During an interview Tuesday, he said President Trump’s latest proposals focus on encouraging employment and helping small businesses that create some 50 percent of all jobs in the U.S. “He wants us to provide money for kids […] Read more
Sen. Kamala Harris favors higher taxes on businesses, higher taxes on higher-income earners and social justice — that last, a catchall phrase that gives her carte blanche to press progressive policy into every hot button issue of the day, from the environment to coronavirus stimulus disbursements to housing to education. She’s a far leftist, all right. But she […] Read more
Their delivery may be a little late, but the new mail trucks are almost here. The U.S. Postal Service has confirmed that it plans to award one or multiple contracts for the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle by the end of this year. The Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) will replace the long-serving Grumman Long Life Vehicle, which went out […] Read more
Where are the happy socialists? The socialists I spot are either snarling with anger or shrieking with hubris. In fact, they seem intent on pursuing unhappiness as their misguided dictums controvert nature — human and physical. It’s simply hard to be sanguine when going against nature. For sure, socialism attracts a “fair number of cranks.” Indubitably, it shackles the […] Read more
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