Walking Tall: Democrats in the Texas Legislature walked out on Sunday night, depriving the Republicans a quorum, and blocking the vote before the midnight deadline on a bill that would reduce voting rights.   It was a dramatic but probably temporary victory. …

100 years of Solitude:  Today is the memorial Day, but also the 100th anniversary of one of the most horrific and little known racial incidents in the country, a two-day rampage by white rioters who destroyed the prosperous black Greenwood neighborhood of …

Hear No Evil: Congressional Republicans have blocked the creation of a bi-partisan commission to investigate the sources and causes of the January 6th Capitol insurrection. The Republicans used their power of filibuster, requiring the Democrats to get 60 votes and they only …

The Ukraine Connection: Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn are investigating whether Ukrainian officials were involved in a scheme to influence the 2020 presidential campaign, including using President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani to spread disinformation about President Biden and tilt the election …

May 27 2021Vol. 10, No. 125 ___________________________________________ Disease Detection: Without a clear determination whether the coronavirus escaped from a Chinese lab or from an animal, President Biden ordered US intelligence agencies to “redouble their efforts” and report back in 90 days with a more …

Trump Family Values: The Manhattan district attorney plans to present evidence to a grand jury that will have to decide whether to indict former president Donald Trump, other executives at his company, or even the Trump business itself, The Washington Post reports.   This …

Death Awaits: The hijacking of a Ryanair flight by Belarus has caused an international uproar with calls for banning flights over and out of that country while making an international cause of the previously unknown journalist whose arrest was the purpose …

State Sponsored: In what the head of the airline called a case of “state-sponsored hijacking,” Belarus forced down a Ryanair flight in order to arrest the dissident Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich traveling on board.   The flight from Athens to Vilnius, Lithuania was diverted yesterday because …

Death by Cop: Newly-released video reveals that Louisiana state troopers lied when they said that black motorist Ronald Greene died of injuries in 2019 when he crashed after a brief chase.   It’s a case that adds to the horror stories of …

From the Rubble: Israel and Hamas reached a cease-fire that took effect at 2:00 this morning in the Middle East after 11 days of intensive warfare. The deal was brokered by Egypt.   The simmering issues remain. This latest round started after …