Section: US & Canada
Obama conference call leaked to Burisma, Biden emails show
The Obama administration let a Democratic p.r. company that worked for Ukrainian energy firm Burisma take part in a conference call about an upcoming visit to Ukraine by then-Vice President Joe Biden, emails obtained by The Post show. An associate at Blue Star Strategies then emailed a memo with minutes of the conference call hosted by the White...
Donald, Rudy and Rupert’s Dubious ‘October Surprise’ Reeks of Desperation
REUTERSNot this time. In 2016, many mainstream media outlets let themselves be used by Donald Trump and his henchmen ( at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Facebook suppresses bombshell Hunter Biden story pending fact-check
Facebook is limiting the distribution of the New York Post’s bombshell story about a “smoking gun” email appearing to show that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden met with a top Ukrainian natural gas executive while he was vice president, contrary to Biden’s prior claims.According to the Post, a 2015 email between...
Report: ‘Smoking gun’ email shows Joe Biden met with top Burisma exec while he was VP, contradicting own claims
A newly obtained email purportedly reveals that Joe Biden met with a top executive at Burisma, the Ukrainian natural gas company, when he was vice president and during his son Hunter Biden’s tenure on the company’s board, the New York Post reported Wednesday.The meeting allegedly happened less than a year before Biden admittedly...
My Life as an Anti-Fascist Catfisher
The following is adapted from Culture Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy by Talia Lavin.It’s nearly 3 a.m. in Ukraine, but my interlocutor hasn’t gone to sleep yet. His name is David, he lives in Kiev, and he’s sending me videos about how to make a gun out of pipes. He’s trying to flirt with me....
Saudis Lose Bid for Seat on UN Human Rights Council
Saudi Arabia failed in its bid to win a seat on the controversial U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday, but other nations with abysmal rights records, including China and Russia, made it on to the 47-nation body. “Today is a black day for human rights,” Hillel Neuer, executive director of U.N. Watch, a Geneva-based rights group,...
Amy Coney Barrett won’t say if presidents should commit to a peaceful transfer of power and if they can pardon themselves
Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the second day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on October 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum/Getty Images Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, declined to say whether all presidents...
China and Russia win seats on UN rights council, Saudis lose
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China, Russia and Cuba won seats on the U.N.’s premiere human rights body Tuesday despite opposition from activist groups over their abysmal human rights records, but another target, Saudi Arabia, lost. Russia and Cuba were running unopposed, but China and Saudi Arabia were in a five-way race in the only contested race...
The U.S. is playing a dangerous game of nuclear chicken
On August 21st, six nuclear-capable B-52H Stratofortress bombers, representing approximately one-seventh of the war-ready U.S. B-52H bomber fleet, flew from their home base in North Dakota to Fairford Air Base in England for several weeks of intensive operations over Europe. Although the actual weapons load of those giant bombers was kept secret,...
Ex-U.S. Diplomat Steps Down From Naftogaz Board, Citing Ukrainian Corruption Concerns
A former U.S. State Department official said he is stepping down from the supervisory board of Ukraine’s state-owned gas company amid concerns about a slowdown in reform and corruption. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
