Qatari State Media Predicts a Muslim President in the White House “Not Far” Off
Acolumnist for Qatar’s state-owned daily Al-Sharq has argued that the United States is on a trajectory toward electing its first Muslim president, pointing to the Democratic Senate nomination of Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan as the latest marker on a path he traces back through Barack Obama’s 2008 election and Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win in New […]
New York Democratic Socialist Lawmaker Emily Gallagher Asserts Stealing for ‘Biological Need’ Should Not Be Illegal
Democratic Socialist New York State Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher thinks that people should be allowed to steal for a “biological need.” In other words, she wants to legalize theft which will cause businesses to shutter and move out of NYC while crime skyrockets even further. New York State Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher, a community organizer and a […]
Kushner, Hamas delegation in Egypt for talks on Gaza peace plan
Hamas leaders met on Sunday in Egypt with US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner, who is seeking to push the US leader’s plan for Gaza rejected by Israel, sources with knowledge of the talks told AFP. Hamas in the meeting reiterated its commitment to the deal while Kushner pushed for strong disarmament […]
Iran’s Secret Plan to Escalate the War
After President Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran in mid-June, administration officials fanned out to build support for an agreement they hoped would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and start winding down the war. Iran’s hard-line leaders huddled in Tehran and came up with a different plan, according to Iranian and Arab officials. […]
Second wave of fuel shortages at gas stations sweeps across Russia
Fuel shortages have returned to some regions of Russia in August, prompting local authorities in at least 10 regions to again tighten controls on sales of motor fuel at petrol stations, according to authorities and regional media. Reuters witnesses reported on Monday that gasoline was once again unavailable at some fuel stations in the Moscow […]
NATO’s Nightmare: No Plan for Joint Attack From Moscow and Beijing
Western military planners do not seem eager to talk about their nightmare scenario, much less prepare for it. But they tend to agree on how it would begin: a coordinated, near-simultaneous attack on opposite sides of the planet, in which Russia targets a NATO member in Eastern Europe while China makes its move against Taiwan. […]
CA billionaires bolster fight against wealth tax
Californian billionaires have poured nearly $40mn in fresh money into the campaign against a proposed wealth tax that will be on the state’s ballot this November. Chris Larsen, executive chair of blockchain company Ripple, contributed an additional $10mn to Building a Better California, a group created to oppose Proposition 40, which would impose a one-time […]