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DHS Warns Against Doxxing Of ICE Agents
The Department of Homeland Security has warned against the doxxing of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents. It also promised that it would prosecute those who threaten ICE officers and their families, citing a 1,000 percent increase in assaults.…

The Religious Right Is A Blight
The Religious Right was born during the ineptitude of the Jimmy Carter presidency and came to maturity during the Bill Clinton years. It got old and feeble during the G.W. Bush years. And now under the Trump presidency,…

Trump Threatens Russia: Ukraine Will Get Tomahawks if The “War Is Not Settled”
United States ruler Donald Trump is threatening Russia, saying that unless the war is “settled”, Ukraine will get Tomahawk missiles. As Trump made the remarks, he made it clear that he is aware that sending Ukraine the long-range…

Columbus’ Four Voyages and Hurricanes in the Caribbean
Mehmet II succeeded his father, Murad II, to rule the Muslim Ottoman Empire. After killing his brothers, he later formalized this practice into law, stating: “Whichever of my sons inherits the sultan’s throne, it behooves him to kill his brothers in the…

Trump: US Forces Could Soon Be On The Ground In Venezuela – Where’s Constitutional Authority For This?
Editor’s Note: The Constitution ONLY authorizes military action AFTER CONGRESS, not the president, calls up the military in the service of the united States, and then and only then does the president become Commander-in-chief. Has Congress made such…

Right to Know:A Historical Guide to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Information has taken on a whole new meaning in the digital age, a time when sensitive data is either too easily accessible or not accessible enough. This issue of access to information encompasses fundamental human rights – specifically…

Benjamin Netanyahu—And Donald Trump—Declare War On The United States
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is already fighting a seven-front war. He is at war with virtually every country in the region. These are all wars of Israeli aggression. Not a single war is just; not a single…








