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Dems Exempt Themselves from New Gun Ban
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Virginia residents who leave their firearms inside their vehicles may face hefty fines under a new anti-gun law — but do not expect Virginia Democrats to face such penalties. The bill, HB 110, places restrictions on gun owners in Virginia if they leave firearms visible inside their vehicles, except for members of…
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Trump Says He May Bomb Iran’s Kharg Island Again ‘For Fun’
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said on Saturday that the US may bomb Iran’s Kharg Island again “for fun” and urged other countries to help the US open the Strait of Hormuz. The president made the comments a day after the US military struck the Persian Gulf island, where most of Iran’s oil exports move through.…
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Report: Longtime Oil Exec Worked for CIA, Helped Oust Maduro
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Wall Street Journal published a story Sunday about a longtime Chevron executive secretly working for the CIA—including by providing intel in the leadup to the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. According to the Journal, the former Chevron executive, Ali Moshiri, worked for the CIA as an informant since Hugo…
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Obama Center Seeks Volunteer Labor While Paying Valerie Jarrett $740K
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Former President Barack Obama may be worth more than $70 million. Still, his soon-to-open Obama Presidential Center in Chicago is turning to unpaid volunteers to handle day-to-day operations. The Obama Foundation is recruiting between 75 and 100 so-called ambassadors to greet visitors, give directions and share information about the center — all while paying CEO Valerie Jarrett $740,000 a…
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Trump Administration Quietly Cuts Farmworker Wages
(José Niño, Headline USA) When Donald Trump’s top officials promised that mass deportations would deliver “higher wages with better benefits” and a “100 percent American work force,” farmers across the country watched with a mixture of hope and dread. The agricultural sector had struggled for years to find enough hands to harvest crops as workers…
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Epstein’s Longtime Accountant Testifies on His Wealth and Business Ties
(Headline USA) House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein’s sprawling financial portfolio on Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the world’s wealthiest men. Richard Kahn, who worked closely with Epstein for years and now serves as an executor of his estate, appeared for the…
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U.S. Military Jet Goes Down Over Iraq; Incident Not Attributed to Hostile Fire
(Sarah-Roderick Fitch, The Center Square) A U.S. Air Force refueling jet involved in Operation Epic Fury has gone down over Iraq, according to U.S. Central Command. The KC-135 was flying over “friendly airspace” during the incident involving another aircraft, which CENTCOM claims wasn’t attributed to hostile or friendly fire. The military command said the second…
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Brazil Revokes Trump Official/Revolver News Founder’s Visa
(Headline USA) Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Friday his government revoked the visa of a U.S. State Department official, calling it a reciprocal measure after Brazilian officials had their visas revoked in the United States last year. Lula’s decision against Darren Beattie is tied to a move in August by U.S.…
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Missing Ret. Air Force General’s Ties to ‘UFO Community’ Revealed
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The wife of missing retired U.S. Air Force General William McCasland has taken to social media to clarify his ties to the UFO community, as the FBI enters the second week of its search in New Mexico. McCasland was reported missing by the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office in Albuquerque on Feb. 27. His disappearance…
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Epstein Worked as ‘Financial Bounty Hunter’ for U.S. Government, DOJ Files Say
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein worked as a “financial bounty hunter” for the U.S. government, according to a memo included in the “Epstein files”—the trove of roughly 3 million documents released about the deceased multimillionaire pursuant to congressional legislation. A financial bounty hunter refers to someone who tracks and recovers stolen assets.…
