Open War: Israeli warplanes and artillery have left parts of Gaza City in rubble in an effort to suppress rocket barrages coming from Hamas militants. “This is not yet over. We will do everything to restore security to our cities and our …

Freedom: People fully vaccinated against Covid-19, with some exceptions, no longer need to wear masks or keep a social distance from others indoors or out, the CDC announced in what amounts to a bell of freedom for a pandemic-restricted country.   “If …

Running on Empty: As the ransomware shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline continues, gasoline stations from New Jersey to Florida and New Orleans are short of gasoline or running completely out.   Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issued a state of emergency warning that …

Ransom: The FBI said yesterday it has confirmed that the Russia-associated hacking group DarkSide carried out the ransomware attack that closed the Colonial Pipeline system that provides the East Coast with nearly half of its gasoline and jet fuel.   The hackers want …

Hack Attack: A critical petroleum pipeline between Texas and New York was shut down over the weekend as the result of a ransomware attack. Someone is holding their computer system hostage.   Unknown hackers encrypted the information and programming on the computer …

Violation of Rights: Former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin and the three former officers who backed him up the day he murdered George Floyd have been indicted on federal civil rights charges.   The indictment says Derek Chauvin, who was convicted or murder …

Block That Vote: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared on Fox News yesterday, the house organ for  the Republican party, to sign a bill that will make it harder to vote in his state. All other press and media were excluded from the …

House Divided: Facing possible removal from her position as #3 in the Republican House leadership for attacking Donald Trump, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney stood her ground in a Washington Post opinion piece in which she said her party is at a “turning point”  as some …

Viral News: With a goal of getting 70 percent of the country vaccinated against Covid-19 by the 4th of July, the Biden administration is shifting from mass vaccination sites to smaller, more targeted locations aimed at bringing in younger Americans who’ve been …

Viral News: With cases of Covid-19 in retreat, the states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut announced they are lifting almost all their pandemic restrictions starting May 19th, making it possible for people to return to offices, restaurants, nightlife, and cultural …