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Oregon officials vote to ban Confederate flag at historic cemeteries
An Oregon state commission has unanimously voted to ban Confederate flags from the state’s historic cemeteries. Oregon’s Commission… Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/522963-oregon-officials-vote-to-ban-confederate-flag-at-historic-cemeteries Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story…
Ex-DHS official Miles Taylor reveals himself as Anonymous, who wrote critically of Trump
Miles Taylor has come forward and revealed himself to be Anonymous, the mysterious Washington official who has claimed to be working within the administration to…
Minecraft Mock Poll Aims To Educate Kids About Voting
The voting simulation is hosted by Rock The Vote and aims to demystify the voting process by allowing kids to cast mock ballots on a…
Singapore will replace passports with iris and facial scans
By 2022 residents of Singapore won’t be required to show a passport when they return home from another country. Instead, a scanner will compare their…
Why the Internet Should Be a Public Utility
The internet is here, it’s just not evenly distributed. While some people have access to high-speed fiber-optic cable running to their house or phones ready…
USDA issued billions in subsidies this year. Black farmers are still waiting for their share.
“We have lived under economic terrorism for decades,” said Georgia farmer Eddie Slaughter. Subsidies issued during Covid-19 are just another form of exclusion, he and…
Michigan Gov. Whitmer: Every time Trump talks about me ‘I get more death threats’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Wednesday said President Trump’s remarks about her are leading to more death threats, a day after the president lashed…
FCC launches a $9 billion fund to expand 5G in rural areas
The Federal Communications Commission today launched the 5G Fund for Rural America, a 10-year, $9 billion program designed to help close the nation’s digital divide….
Office of Special Counsel widens Pompeo probe into Hatch Act violations
The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has launched a probe into whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeo violated the Hatch Act by delivering prerecorded remarks to the…
Meadows doubles down on White House pandemic response: ‘we’re not going to control it’
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Monday rejected the notion that the Trump administration has given up on fighting the spread of the…
Meadows says ‘we’re not going to control the pandemic’ in heated interview
“It is a contagious virus just like the flu,” Meadows said. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/meadows-says-we-re-not-going-control-pandemic-heated-interview-n1244681 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The…
Pelosi: Covid relief deal could still happen before Election Day
With only nine days until Election Day, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday she’s still “optimistic” about Congress passing a coronavirus relief package before Nov….
Cuba says US sanctions have caused nearly $5.6B in losses
Cuba says the island has lost nearly $5.6 billion in one year as a result of economic sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump Source:…
New Bill Aims to Rein In the President’s Power to Order Internet Blackouts
Two members of Congress have introduced legislation that would prevent the president from taking action to restrict the U.S. public’s access to the internet, the…
Bernie Sanders makes a play for Biden Labor secretary
Sen. Bernie Sanders is hoping to be a part of Joe Biden’s potential administration and has expressed a particular interest in becoming Labor secretary, two…
After dodging questions about court packing, Biden floats commission to study judicial reforms
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said that if elected he will convene a bipartisan commission of constitutional scholars to examine judicial reforms, asserting there are…
Suit: Feds ignore risk of huge spills to endangered species
Environmental groups have asked a federal court to toss out the Trump administration’s assessment of how oil and gas activity could affect endangered species in…
New CDC Study Shows How Covid-19 Is Deadlier Than the Flu
A new report fresh from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlights the stark difference between covid-19 and the seasonal flu. For hospitalized patients,…
CDC official who made early warning about coronavirus silenced by Trump, documentary reveals
<p>‘She was 100 per cent right, and they silenced the messenger’</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cdc-trump-coronavirus-documentary-nancy-messonnier-b1205877.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The…
Anchorage names first woman, openly LGBTQ politician as acting mayor
Alaska’s largest city made history last week when the city’s assembly voted to install Austin Quinn-Davidson as the city’s acting mayor, making her the first woman and member…
Government watchdog will probe Trump officials’ interference at CDC, FDA
The government’s independent watchdog will investigate whether Trump administration officials improperly interfered with the coronavirus response at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and…
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