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ABBAS’S WEST BANK RUNS OUT OF CASH

Showing the egregious mismanagement in Palestinian territories, 83-year-old Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas announced he was slashing government salaries by 50%. While Abbas blames Israel for withholding $190 million a month in customs duties, Abbas rejected...

HONG KONG PROTESTS RATTLE BEIJING

Pouring into Hong Kong’s main square by the thousands, pro-Democracy protesters pushed the limits, daring Beijing to intervene. Amassing troops and tanks on the Hong Kong border, Beijing stands ready to set down the sometime violent protests, looking for Mainland...

SUPERTANKER GRACE 1 RETURNS TO IRAN

Seized by Britain’s Royal Navy July 4, Panamanian-flagged, Iranian owned supertanker Grace 1, was released today from Gibraltar, where it’s been detained the last five weeks. U.S. officials tried, but failed, to argue that U.S. had a right to the ship’s custody...

LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS ENDORSE TRUMP

Bucking the Democrat narrative started by former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2016 that 73-year-old President Donald Trump is “racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic and Islamophobic,” the House’s Log Cabin Republicans endorsed Trump for reelection....

REPS. OMAR AND TLAIB BANNED IN ISRAEL

Openly disparaging about Israel, 37-year-old Somali-born Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn) and 43-year-old U.S.-born, Palestinian-descent Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) were banned from entering Israel on an upcoming trip to the holy land. Omar and Tlaib are vociferous backers...

INVERTED YIELD CURVE SPARKS RECESSION FEAR

Heading to the exits, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged today 800 points to 25.479, down 3.05%, losing over 2,000 points in the last three weeks. When the 10-year treasury yielded at 1.5810% dipped below the 2-year yield of 1.583%, it signaled an increased...

WALL STREET SHRUGS OFF HONG KONG CRISIS

Rocketing up 372 points today, Wall Street shrugged of, at least today, the pro-Democracy crisis in Hong Kong that shut down the Hong Kong International Airport for a second day. Pro-Democracy activists in the thousands, led by Joshua Wong, occupied the main terminal,...

HONG KONG PROTESTERS SHUT DOWN AIRPORT

Shutting down Hong Kong International Airport, pro-Democracy protesters pushed the envelope, daring Beijing to intervene. Protests have raged in Hong Kong since June 9, when thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest an extradition law, allowing local...

TRUMP BLAMES CLINTONS FOR EPSTEIN’S DEATH

When 66-year-old accused sex-trafficker billionaire Jeffrey Epsten was found dead in his New York City Metropolitan Correctional Center jail cell Aug. 10, the right wing conspiracy nuts went wild—including 73-year-old President Donald Trump. Trump tweeted Saturday...

FBI STOPS WHITE SUPREMACIST ATTACK

Showing that they can stop a domestic terror attack before it takes place, the FBI arrested today 23-year-old white supremacist Conor Climo. Tracking him down with an Internet sting, FBI agents set Climo up in a chat room, getting him to talk about his plans to attack...