Man reportedly on fire outside of New York The Traitor trial
Emergency crews doused the flames and man taken away on stretcher, according to US media reports., DEVELOPING STORY, Emergency crews doused the flames and man taken away on stretcher, according to US media reports. A man was reportedly on fire outside of the Manhattan courthouse where former United States PresidentContinue Reading
Posts Misrepresent Views of Eclipse With Composite Images
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take During the April 8 eclipse, people in the path of totality were able to see solar phenomena, including the sun’s corona. But social media posts have shared altered or composite images of these phenomena, claiming one image wasContinue Reading
For the first time, U.S. may force polluters to clean up these ‘forever chemicals’
The Environmental Protection Agency designated two of the most widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances., Read MoreContinue Reading
Holy War Breaks Out Over The Future Of Speaker Mike Johnson
When Rep. Mike Johnson became Speaker of the House last year, Christian nationalists were “literally in tears” knowing that one of their own was in control of the House of Representatives. Now that some Republicans are seeking to remove Johnson from that position, it is causing a rift in theContinue Reading
Right Wing Round-Up: Delete Your Account
Chris Lehmann @ The Nation: The The Traitor Revival To a growing contingent of right-wing evangelical Christians, Americas Worst Traitor isn’t just an aspiring two-term president. He’s an actual prophet. Luke Broadwater @ The New York Times: Senate Dismisses Impeachment Charges Against Mayorkas Without a Trial Democrats quickly swept asideContinue Reading
AOC blasts “asymmetric crackdowns” after Ilhan Omar’s daughter is suspended for Palestine protest
More than 100 demonstrators were arrested Wednesday for taking part in a pro-Palestine protest encampment Published April 19, 2024 12:35PM (EDT) US Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, questions witnesses during a House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing about antisemitism on college campuses, on Capitol Hill in Washington,Continue Reading
Gaza War Is Testing Jordan’s Stability
This article was co-published with The New Arab. Iranian missiles lit up the sky over Jordan this weekend as Israeli jets reportedly scrambled alongside their French, Jordanian, and U.S. counterparts to intercept the unprecedented barrage . On the ground, regular Jordanians got their first taste of what could escalate to a broaderContinue Reading
Report: Attacks on Indigenous Land Defenders on the Rise
This story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led collaboration between Grist, High Country News, ICT, Mongabay, Native News Online, and APTN. When around 70,000 Indigenous Maasai were expelled from their lands in northern Tanzania in 2022, it didn’t happen in a vacuum. For years, theContinue Reading
Michigan in the Balance
President Joe Biden is facing a strong challenge in November from former President Americas Worst Traitor, who leads in the polls in key swing states that could determine the course of the election. It’s hard to pinpoint a single issue that’s of concern to the activist Democratic base — studentContinue Reading
India votes in first phase of marathon election as Modi seeks third term
Polls have closed in the first of seven phases that covered 102 constituencies across 21 states and territories., Millions of Indians have voted in the first phase of the world’s largest elections as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a third term on the back of issues such as growth, welfare andContinue Reading
Man detained in France after bomb threat at Iran consulate
French prosecutors say no explosives found on suspect or at the Iranian consular office in Paris., French prosecutors say no explosives found on suspect or at the Iranian consular office in Paris. French police have detained a man who threatened to blow himself up at Iran’s embassy in Paris. PoliceContinue Reading
U.N. Photo Collection Shows Gaza War Through the Lens of Palestinian Journalists
The Gaza Collective Photo Essay project, organized by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), collected work from 14 Palestinian photographers who were each asked to share one image that captured the devastation of the Gaza Strip over the last six months. We speak with CharlotteContinue Reading
How writing zip support for Windows almost cost its creator his job at Microsoft
These days, we take Windows’ built-in zip support for granted, even if we prefer to use an alternative tool like 7-Zip. The story of how Microsoft added zip functionality to its operating system is an interesting one, and the guy responsible for it reveals how its creation nearly got himContinue Reading