“Trump reportedly invoked the War of 1812 to suggest that Canada might be a national security threat.”
Read more: https://www.vox.com/world/2018/6/7/17435174/trump-trudeau-war-1812-history
“Hundreds of federal, state, local, and even some campus law enforcement departments across the country have trained in some capacity with the Israeli forces now gunning down Palestinian protesters in droves.”
Read more: https://fpif.org/why-we-should-be-alarmed-that-israeli-forces-and-u-s-police-are-training-together/
“Horrifying images of devastation continue to pour out of Guatemala, after the eruption of the ‘Fuego’ volcano near the country’s capital.”
“Iran remains one of 33 countries, including the United States, that mete out the ultimate punishment for drug offenses — but it dramatically raised the quantities of drugs needed to merit the death penalty.”
Read more: https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2018/jun/04/youll_never_believe_what_country
“It is unsettling that so many innocent people are being killed by U.S. forces, especially in wars that are not authorized by Congress and have an increasingly tenuous connection to American security.”
Read more: https://reason.com/blog/2018/06/06/the-us-says-it-killed-500-civilians-last
“It’s the culmination of a long, arduous effort to legalize medical marijuana in the Sooner state.”
Read more: https://www.alternet.org/drugs/oklahoma-newest-medical-marijuana-cannabis-state-months-end
“If they get caught selling prohibited pickles, they could face a $25,000 fine.”
Read more: https://steemit.com/freedom/@doitvoluntarily/texas-family-fight-for-freedom-to-sell-pickles
“Among the changes to the law Mitchell and the group are calling for are making lying, fabricating evidence, and withholding information a felony, requiring more publicly available information so parents know their rights, eliminating total immunity for state agents, and requiring all parental termination cases to be jury trials.”
“Who is going to bail out the government?”
“Seeking to soothe feathers ruffled by comments from the US ambassador to Berlin, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert only made it worse by citing the Allied landings in Normandy as an example of US ties with Germany.”
Read more: https://www.rt.com/usa/428949-nauert-d-day-germany-strong-relations/