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Even Elon Musk Is Fed Up With Democrats’ Green Energy Agenda

During the 2020 presidential election, then-Democratic candidate Joe Biden promised he would move to eradicate fossil fuels if elected. In January 2021, the newly sworn-in president jumped into action and enacted a war on US energy companies in a move beholden to climate change proponents. Within months, gas prices began to climb. Consumers have paid more at the pumps every month Biden has been in office. Now, the Russian war on Ukraine is causing prices …

News Network Compromised by Russian Spy

It’s been said that working as a spy is an art in deception. In the old days, spies and their handlers planted stories or advertisements in the news to communicate with one another. Now, it appears that a freelance journalist might have been operating as a spy for Russia. Voice of America (VOA) is a US government-funded news agency with affiliate stations around the world. On Monday, March 7, VOA found itself embroiled in a …

Ghislaine Maxwell Prosecutor Invokes Victims’ Rights in New Court Dispute

When jurors answer pre-trial questionnaires, a lack of truthfulness about personal events can potentially cast a jury decision in debt. In December 2021, a jury unanimously found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty on five out of six charges related to her participation in sex trafficking on behalf of her former lover and employer, Jeffrey Epstein. Ghislaine’s attorneys say that juror Scotty David didn’t reveal in a pre-trial questionnaire that he was a child sex abuse victim. Judge …

19 Officers Indicted Over Riot Control Injuries

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder in police custody in 2020, Democratic-led communities pushed to defund the police and changed the rules around how officers do their jobs. Austin, Texas, is a liberal bastion in the center of one of America’s most conservative states. During one of the riots that swept the city in 2020, protestors allegedly received head and body injuries after the police fired beanbags to disperse rowdy crowds. On Tuesday, February …

The Left Divided Over the Next Supreme Court Justice

Following Justice Stephen Breyer’s announcement that he will retire this year, a whirlwind of activity began within the Democratic Party to find a nominee. President Joe Biden promised to fill the vacancy with a black woman, but not everyone agrees on who that should be, especially when it comes to one particular candidate. A Potential Candidate The Biden administration has openly said the president is considering Michelle Childs, a judge from South Carolina. House Majority …

Capitol Police Caught Spying on Republicans

Police officers are never above the law. Even when it is the law enforcement officers in charge of maintaining order at the nation’s capital. Some questionable actions by the US Capitol Police (USCP) have them under a microscope and facing accusations of illegal activity. An Investigation Opens The Inspector General (IG) of the USCP began an investigation into Capitol Police after accusations emerged that they have been spying on Republican members of Congress. The alleged …

Pope Francis Supports Wealth Taxes

One might be hard-pressed to refer to the Catholic Church’s governmental model over the last millennium as capitalist. Among most Catholic bishops and priests, there has always been a focus on helping the poor and underserved. In modern-day Italy, the tax system is highly progressive. The more money one makes, the more one is taxed by the government. On Monday, January 31, Pope Francis met with Italy’s internal revenue service representatives. He praised them for …