Massive sandstorm turns Libyan skies an eerie red color A massive sandstorm hit eastern Libya on Tuesday turning the sky into apocalyptic shades of red and orange. Eerie footage from the coastal city of Derna captured the haze shrouding streets and roads. 04/23/2024 - 9:00 pm | View Link
In Libya, a sandstorm brings the country to a standstill This recurrent weather phenomenon, increasingly violent due to climate change, has become a threat to countries bordering the Sahara. 04/23/2024 - 6:00 pm | View Link
Endangered U.S. Troops Should Evacuate From Hostile African Nation Quickly, Experts Say Read: Biden Announces Troops Coming Home From Niger After Florida Rep. Gaetz Reports On Dismal Conditions “If you don’t want to see another Benghazi or another Mogadishu, these guys got to go,” ... 04/23/2024 - 3:03 pm | View Link
Facebook election censors hit MTG, Trump, RFK Jr. The mostly anti-conservative censors at Facebook tagged several Republican candidates over the past decade, removing ads and posts at least 39 times, according to a new deep-dive investigation into ... 04/23/2024 - 10:31 am | View Link
Dust storm turns sky apocalyptic orange, red over Greece, Libya A dust storm on Tuesday evening turned skies red and orange in Benghazi and Derna, cities in northern Libya, Africa, on the Mediterranean Sea. Videos showed scenes of apocalyptic orange and red skies, ... 04/23/2024 - 8:35 am | View Link
2012 Benghazi attacks | History, Facts, & Information 2012 Benghazi attacks, assaults on a U.S. diplomatic compound and a nearby CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11–12, 2012, resulting in the deaths of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. The incident sparked controversy and ignited a political firestorm in the United States. 04/22/2024 - 3:02 am | View Link
13 Hours: what actually happened at the US consulate in Benghazi The right are using a new film about the 2012 Benghazi US consulate attack as a political weapon against Hillary Clinton. Are they justified? 04/21/2024 - 7:31 pm | View Link
2012 Benghazi attack Injured. 3 Americans, 7 Libyans. Perpetrators. Ansar al-Sharia. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (Alleged) The 2012 Benghazi attack was a coordinated attack against two United States government facilities in Benghazi, Libya, by members of the Islamic militant group Ansar al-Sharia . 04/21/2024 - 4:17 pm | View Link
Benghazi timeline: How the attack unfolded Since the Sept. 11 assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, which left Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans dead, questions have persisted over what happened that night ... 04/20/2024 - 11:35 pm | View Link
The Benghazi Attack Is Finally Being Properly Prosecuted The Benghazi Attack Is Finally Being Properly Prosecuted. By Nicholas Schmidle. September 29, 2017. The trial of Ahmed Abu Khatallah, the alleged ringleader of the September 11, 2012, attack on... 04/20/2024 - 9:41 pm | View Link
In a little-noticed court filing recently, feds described sleazy former Trump advisor Steve Bannon as a “co-conspirator” in a massive criminal fraud and racketeering case against a flamboyant, far-right Chinese fugitive -- you know, the guy with the yacht where Bannon was hiding out? Via Mother Jones:
FBI agents in March 2023 arrested Guo Wengui, a self-styled anti-Chinese government activist Bannon once advised, charging him and two associates with using a series of fraudulent investment opportunities to defraud thousands of Guo’s supporters in the Chinese diaspora of more than $1 billion.
Guo used the proceeds to fund a lavish lifestyle for himself and his family, including a $3.5 million Ferrari, a $26 million mansion, a $140,000 piano, and two $36,000 mattresses, the Justice Department alleges.
One of my lawyer friends has been predicting for months we would see Amy Coney Barrett gradually moving toward a partial alliance with the liberal justices on the court, and yesterday, we saw her back up Justice Sotomayor's argument in the Iowa abortion case before the court.
"The U. S. Supreme Court sounded divided yesterday during oral arguments in a case concerning access to emergency abortions.
Maybe Lara Trump will give her a raise! After all, clearly she's willing to do just about anything! Via American Oversight:
Christina Bobb, a former Trump attorney and far-right television presenter who was a fervent supporter of efforts to overturn the 2020 election, is now the Republican National Committee’s senior counsel for “election integrity.”
Bobb’s RNC appointment came shortly after Trump secured the party’s 2024 nomination, and signals the RNC’s focus on continuing to push lies about voter fraud and election security.
HUGE legal news out of Arizona! 11 "Fake Electors" and numerous Trump co-conspirators were just indicted on felony charges related to their shenanigans during the period right after the 2020 election.
The Washington Post reports that a grand jury officially "indicted seven attorneys and aides affiliated with Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign as well as 11 Arizona Republicans on felony charges related to their alleged efforts to subvert Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the state." Those indicted include Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman, Christina Bobb, top campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn and former campaign aide Mike Roman.
Thursday's Turkeys Edition
STRIKE!!! Sounds like an excellent idea. Hamilton Nolan "real talks" it.
An American writes a letter about, among other things, working people.
Speculation: Hackwhackers wonders what the alliterative "Peter" Pecker & Hope Hicks have on Lumpy.
Insult someone w/ dirty words & this reporter is there. North Stars and Cowboy Bars & everyone is entitled to my own opinion come through.
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The West Virginia Senate primary is May 14.
When Zach Shrewsbury started campaigning, he was running against reactionary Democrat Joe Manchin, who has since announced he isn’t running for reelection. At that point, another special interest, corporate-backed right-of-center Democrat, Glenn Elliott, jumped into the race against Shrewsbury. On Monday, as expected, Manchin endorsed Elliott.
And if you want to see another senator just like Joe Manchin, Elliott’s the man.