MarkB SmithIran Nuclear Negotiations Natanz attack hit 50 meters underground, destroyed most of the facility jpost.com - By TZVI JOFFRE, YONAH JEREMY BOB The attack was reportedly carried out through a remotely detonated device smuggled into the facility. The alleged Israeli attack on Iran’s Natanz …
MarkB SmithTaiwan Why It May Be a Really Bad Idea for China to Seize Taiwan nationalinterest.org - Kris Osborn Not all wars are worth it and every country should count the costs before pulling the trigger.Key point: Beijing wants to take back Taipei badly. …
MarkB SmithU.S. Politics McConnell sidesteps Trump calling him 'dumb son of a b----' thehill.com - Jordain Carney Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday sidestepped blistering criticism from former President Trump, who called the GOP leader a …
MarkB SmithU.S. Navy How Would China's Navy Fare In a War with the U.S.? nationalinterest.org - James Holmes Fortress China is festooned with airfields and mobile antiship weaponry able to strike hundreds of miles out to sea.Here's What You Need to Know: The …
MarkB SmithAeronautics China in mind as Japan government plans large-scale deployment of F-35B fighters americanmilitarynews.com - Asia News Network The Japanese government plans to deploy F-35B stealth fighters at the Air Self-Defense Force’s Nyutabaru Base in Shintomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, …
MarkB SmithU.S. Politics Corporations don't like voter suppression, so McConnell wants them out of politics. Seriously? verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Ashley PratteRepublicans stand on the wrong side of history and democracy. One can only hope corporate America will continue to see through their hypocrisy. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has warned CEOs of...
MarkB SmithRace & Ethnicity A Brief History Of How Racism Shaped Interstate Highways verified_publisherNPR - Noel KingIn his $2 trillion plan to improve America's infrastructure, President Biden is promising to address the racism ingrained in historical transportation and urban planning. Biden's plan includes $20 billion...
MarkB SmithLawsuits NRA fights to declare bankruptcy as NY AG lawsuit threatens to dissolve the organization MSNBC Rachel Maddow reports on a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James seeking to dissolve the NRA's very existence, the NRA's peculiar effort …
MarkB SmithU.S. Politics Chuck Schumer is thinking big — gridlocked Senate be damned verified_publisherPOLITICO - Burgess EverettThe Senate majority leader said Democrats' current opportunity comes around “maybe twice a century.” Chuck Schumer vowed in November that when his Democrats “take Georgia, then we change the world.” He...
MarkB SmithU.S. Politics Boehner Blasts Trump, Saying He ‘Incited That Bloody Insurrection’ verified_publisherThe New York Times - Maggie HabermanJohn Boehner, the Republican former House speaker, issues a stinging denunciation in his new book of Donald J. Trump, saying that the former president “incited that bloody insurrection” by his supporters...
MarkB SmithU.S. Politics Analysis: GOP's Trump obsession is giving Biden an opening verified_publisherCNN - By Stephen Collinson, Maeve Reston(CNN) — Donald Trump has left the White House, but the Republican Party just can't quit his stunt politics. As President Joe Biden sells a popular Covid-19 rescue plan, highlights a quickening national...
MarkB SmithU.S. Politics Gallup poll shows largest increase in Democratic Party affiliation in a decade verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Chelsey CoxMore Americans identify as Democrats than Republicans by a margin that hasn't been seen in a decade, according to a report released by Gallup on Wednesday. An average of 49% of adults age 18 and older...
MarkB SmithDeep Dive: The U.S. Federal ReserveBy AxiosA look at the growing role of the U.S. Federal Reserve — one of the most important economic stories in the world.
MarkB SmithEnergy Joe Biden wants to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure and jobs. These 4 charts show where the money would go. verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Javier Zarracina, Joey Garrison and George PetrasWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday introduced a sweeping $2 trillion infrastructure and jobs package that looks to reshape the American economy and make the most significant domestic U.S. investments...
MarkB SmithPublic Infrastructure The US Chamber of Commerce called Biden's new infrastructure plan 'dangerously misguided' verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Kelly McLaughlinThe US Chamber of Commerce criticized President Joe Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan on Wednesday, calling the proposed way it would be funded "dangerously misguided." "Properly done, a major investment...
MarkB SmithLiberal View Kemp admits on tape that law restricting access to voting has "nothing to do with potential fraud" verified_publisherSalonThis article originally appeared on Raw Story Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) admitted on tape that much of the election bill he recently signed into law "has nothing to do with potential fraud." Kemp made...
MarkB SmithClimate Biden plan would spend $16B to clean up old mines, oil wells Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's $2.3 trillion plan to transform America’s infrastructure includes $16 billion to plug old oil and gas wells and clean up abandoned mines, a longtime priority for...
MarkB SmithMatt Gaetz Republicans Waste No Time Burying ‘Meanest Person’ Matt Gaetz After Teen-Sex Allegation The Daily Beast - Jamie Ross A string of anonymous GOPers jumped at the chance to unload on Gaetz as he faces a scandal that could abruptly end his political career.
MarkB SmithU.S. Elections Trump's heir? Pence reemerges, lays groundwork for 2024 run Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — When former President Donald Trump was asked to list those he considers the future leaders of the Republican Party, he quickly rattled off names including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and...
MarkB SmithCoronavirus (COVID-19) Coronavirus cases are rising all over the world verified_publisherAxios - Dave Lawler Brutal surges in coronavirus cases are hitting much of the world all at once, from Europe to Brazil to India. The big picture: Cases are rising just …
MarkB SmithU.S. Elections Fox News Is Finally Facing the Consequences of Their Lies thenorthstar.com - Kendi King Fox News headquarters is in the heart of New York City, on the Avenue of the Americas. A few blocks over from Times Square, and a few more from Radio …
MarkB SmithEd Bastian Delta Air Lines Praises Georgia’s New And ‘Improved’ Law Suppressing Voting Rights NewsOne - Anoa Changa The aviation company seemed to be rewriting history as soon as it was made. Georgia-based corporations tried to play both sides in a recent battle …
MarkB SmithReligion Conservative Christians are driving more Americans away from religion altogether LGBTQ Nation - John Gallagher A new book finds that the more conservative politics and religion are inseparable, the more people identify as having no religion at all. There’s no …
MarkB SmithDefamation Ex-Trump lawyer admits Big Lie was lie MSNBC In a court filing defending Sidney Powell from a billion-dollar defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems, her lawyers said the election fraud …
MarkB SmithA Renewed Push for Gun ControlBy The Politics DeskAfter mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder, Colo., gun-control advocates are urging the Senate to vote on legislation recently passed by the House. The measures would expand and strengthen background checks for gun buyers. Polling shows that the vast majority of Americans support the bills, but prospects look dim in the Senate, where the Democrats hold a narrow majority. Here's a look at the political debate and why America can't seem to do anything to stop these senseless deaths.
MarkB SmithJill Biden Biden family dogs Major and Champ are back at the White House after incident verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Hannah YasharoffThe Biden family dogs, Major and Champ, are back at the White House after an incident in which Major caused a "minor" injury to an undisclosed person. Michael LaRosa, first lady Jill Biden's spokesman,...
MarkB SmithImmigration So After All That There Is No Border Surge? verified_publisherEsquire - By Charles P. PierceThis is what the political media gets for swallowing Republican narratives. The Washington Post has unleashed its Figure Filberts on the widely trumpeted "crisis" around the "surge" at the Southern border....
MarkB SmithU.S. Politics McConnell says Dems trying to use power to help 'win elections in perpetuity' with HR1, DC statehood verified_publisherFox News - Tyler OlsonSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, in a podcast released Tuesday, argued Democrats are trying to use the levers of power to give them a long-term political advantage despite the fact they hold the...
MarkB SmithHarris Faulkner Fox News Host Breaks Then Walks Back Literal Fake News to Trump During Live Interview The Daily Beast - Matt Wilstein “Forgive me, that has not happened,” Fox News’ Harris Faulkner said, seconds after setting up what seemed like a major victory lap for the former …
