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Donald Trump received a not-so-warm greeting on Saturday when he arrived at the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia. As pointed out by The Guardian, a group of protesters gathered outside the 800-acre club hoisting signs that read “coward,” “traitor,” and “TRE45ON.” A number of the messages also referenced a recent report in which anonymous sources accused Trump of making disparaging […]
With all that 2020 has hurled at us with breakneck swiftness, one could very easily argue that the recent series of developments in the unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) sector—though now consistently a subject of mainstream news coverage—are still not being discussed as frequently as these revelations seem to warrant. For the latest, we turn to […]
During an investigation into the disappearance of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen, one suspect has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Human remains that are possibly linked to Guillen’s case have also been discovered. The 20-year-old was last seen April 22 on the central Texas military base, according to the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command. […]
James Mattis is ripping into his former boss Donald Trump. On Wednesday, the former Defense Secretary issued a lengthy statement addressing the president’s failure to unite the country amid civil unrest sparked by George Floyd‘s death. Mattis, who resigned from Trump’s cabinet in 2018, specifically slammed the president for using the military “to intimidate protestors and inflame tensions,” […]
Keke Palmer took the streets on Tuesday demanding justice for George Floyd, the unarmed black man who was killed at the hands of Minneapolis police last week. The 26-year-old actress/singer was spotted at a demonstration in Los Angeles, where she approached members of the National Guard and tried to convince them to show their support for the […]
On Monday, Donald Trump vowed to invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act, which gives him the power to deploy the U.S. military in an effort to deal with the ongoing riots and demonstrations across the country, ABC News reports. “I am mobilizing all federal and local resources, civilian and military, to protect the rights of law […]
With civil unrest continuing to boil over in Minneapolis, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz revealed on Saturday that he would be mobilizing the state’s national guard in hopes to control the protests. Walz’s decision marks the first time in the state’s history that the national guard will be deployed against its citizens. During a conversation with the media, Walz claimed that the situation […]
The US Navy has dismissed a ship commander who had raised the alarm about a coronavirus-stricken ship. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly announced Thursday that Capt. Brett Crozier’s was relieved of his duty on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which had at least 114 confirmed cases of COVID-19. According to a leaked letter obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle, Crozier had […]
At least 16 people are dead after a soldier opened fire in a Thailand mall, the New York Times reports. A soldier identified as Sgt. Jakrapanth Thomma went on a rampage at a military base and a shopping mall in northeastern Thailand on Saturday. Police say that Thomma armed himself with an assault rifle and shot a superior officer […]
A number of American service members have traumatic brain injuries from Iranian airstrikes in Iraq, in direct contrast to President Donald Trump’s dismissal of the extent of the injuries earlier this week. The Department of Defense revealed that 34 American troops have traumatic brain injuries, according to the New York Times. Eight of the afflicted […]
