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New year, new thread. This is a continuation of the 2023 thread. So, what do you think the Supreme Court is going to decide in the disqualification case against Trump? Will they find some excuse not to disqualify him from holding office again, or will they do what some experts think is the only...

Dear sir/madam, I am Isa van Eldijk, 22 years old and I am currently in the final year of the International Business study at Avans University of Applied Sciences in Den Bosch, the Netherlands. I am conducting research about the fact that DSM is already active in the USA with ingredients for...

Hello, I am a vegan newbie and I have just started on Monday. If anyone has valuable advice to keep them motivated to eat their veggies please let me know by contacting me on snap chat: here_magkally Thank you so much, Maggie

The writing is on the wall: Now that there are no longer any grown-ups left in the U.S. administration, and they've been replaced by people like Mike Pompeo (who thinks Trump was raised to the presidency by God to protect Israel) and neo-con John Bolton, the stage is set for a confrontation with...

Mid-term elections are coming up on November 6. Will the Democrats pull themselves together and at least take the House of Representatives? Has the Kavanaugh nomination process ended up galvanizing support for the Republicans? Or is there a larger effect in bringing out people to vote against...

I thought this was a quite interesting monologue, and I find myself agreeing with her on many points. She talks about topics such as fear for crime, public transit, ads and materialism, work-life balance, housing, communal areas, and eating out vs in. Would be interested in hearing opinions from...

More: Mystery closure of observatory and FBI presence in Sunspot, New Mexico (13. Sept. 2018)

Interesting summary and thoughts by an actual historian :) More: What Donald Trump doesn't know about the War of 1812 (by Renée Lafferty-Salhany, Associate Professor of History, Brock University, June 10, 2018 )

After the chemical attack on the Syrian rebel-held town Douma on 7. April, it seems the US and its major allies (UK, France) are determined to respond militarily, probably with some kind of attack on the Syrian military forces. However, the Russian support of the Syrian Assad regime is not at...

I found this video enlightening, but frightening Here's a recent news article on the topic: More: China and Russia are 'aggressively pursuing' hypersonic weapons — and the US doesn't have any defenses (20. March 2018) The part that is particularly frightening about these weapons is that...

Rev. Barber & Rev. Theoharis: It's Time to Fight for America's Soul I've signed up. Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival

More: Bowe Bergdahl Avoids Prison for Desertion; Trump Calls Sentence a ‘Disgrace’ (3. November 2017) The so-called president Trump said of the sentencing: "The decision on Sergeant Bergdahl is a complete and total disgrace to our Country and to our Military." Last year, during his campaign he...

It's another day and there's been another mass shooting incident in America. More: ‘It was a horror show’: Mass shooting leaves more than 20 dead, 100 wounded on Las Vegas Strip (1. October 2017)

What is the motive? Why are Canadians also attacked? Who is behind it? I'll offer my own hypothesis: Ask yourself this: Which country has both the capacity, audacity and a history of using high-tech weapons against its opponents abroad? Which country loves the "we know nothing, nudge, nudge...

More: FEMA administrator: We're 'going to be there for years' - CNNPolitics (27. August 2017)

More: 6 Percent of Americans Now Identify as Vegan – Why This Is a Huge Deal for the Planet (27. June 2017)

Source: US expels Russian diplomats over cyber attack allegations - BBC News (29. December 2016) The measures also include sanctions against nine different entities and individuals, including the GRU and FSB. 35 diplomats are quite a lot. The amount is a measure of how serious US authorities...

Minneapolis Officials Don't Seem to Care Whether Their Police Have Ties to White Power Groups

Hi everyone! Im frequently traveling to the USA (NYC and Los Angeles with my family) and Im attending some upcoming events Like San Diego Veg Festival and Los Angeles Vegan Beer and Food next month. Im just sharing this info if someone is interested or planning to visit the states soon...

I just decided to start a thread where we can post news stories about guns in the U.S. culture. Obviously, I think our society is gun=mad and gun-obsessed, but those who want to post stories where guns in the hands of the public are a good thing should feel free to do so. Here's my story of the...