An Iowa man who faked his own suicide in 2016 to avoid facing child porn charges has been caught, authorities announced. Jacob Greer, 28, was nabbed in Spanaway, Washington on Monday – six years after he removed an ankle bracelet and fled from Des Moines, the US Marshals Service said in a statement. Ted Kamatchus, US Marshal for the Southern District of Iowa, called the arrest “a testament to the […]
A fox said to have bitten multiple people on Capitol Hill before eventually getting nabbed and euthanized has tested positive for rabies."The DC Public Health lab has confirmed the fox that was captured yesterday tested positive for the rabies virus. DC Health is contacting all human victims who were bitten by the fox," the DC Department of Health reportedly said in a statement on Wednesday. Per @_DCHealth-> u201cThe DC Public […]
A liberal media critic who founded Salon magazine was killed when he was struck by a NJ Transit train while riding a bicycle, his family said Wednesday. Eric Boehlert, 57, was also a fellow at the liberal media watchdog Media Matters. He was remembered fondly by his family, including a wife, Tracy Breslin, and two children. “Through his journalism, social media, books, and appearances on CNN and MSNBC, Eric was […]
EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak was reportedly tapped to serve as a World Health Organization COVID-19 investigator at the demand of the Chinese Communist Party, according to a former staffer from group. Daszak’s nomination to serve as an investigator for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) mission to uncover the origins of COVID-19 would likely have been supported by Beijing, as he retains deep connections (and conflicts of interest) with the […]
White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed Wednesday that illegal immigrants are being given free smartphones in order for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to track them more easily. Psaki appeared to be annoyed by the question from Fox News reporter Peter Doocy on Wednesday during the daily media briefing at the White House. "Our team in Texas says you guys are starting to give smartphones to border crossers hoping they'll […]
As the Biden administration scrambles to prepare for an expected surge in illegal immigration after the Title 42 health authority is lifted next month, the Pentagon has promised to provide “some” support — but will not go so far as to put forces on the southwestern border. Last month, the Department of Homeland Security requested help as border officials brace for record-high numbers of encounters. Gen. Glen Vanherck, head of […]
After months of denying the influence of Neo Nazis in Ukraine’s military, the Washington Post has finally conceded the point – long blasted as “conspiracy theory” or “Kremlin disinformation” – about the nation’s Azov battalion. In an article published April 6th 2022, the Washington Post explains in its headline: “Right-wing Azov Battalion emerges as a controversial defender of Ukraine.” The Washington Post admits the far-right influence of Azov. The report […]
Even after Republicans squandered their leverage for the remainder of the fiscal year by approving the omnibus, they still had one more leverage point. The Biden administration was requesting a supplemental spending bill for yet more COVID funding because, evidently, Pfizer’s $54 billion in revenue is not enough. Rather than using the bill as a hostage to ban COVID fascism, compensate those injured by the shots, and establish investigations and […]
Russian far-right politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, known for provocative stunts and anti-Western tirades that kept him in the public eye for more than three decades, has died after a long and serious illness, the speaker of parliament said on Wednesday. Zhirinovsky, 75, was admitted to hospital earlier this year after contracting COVID-19, according to Russian media. He was known for outrageous and headline-grabbing statements, including threats to launch nuclear weapons against […]
