By Guest Post on Aug 03, 2019 03:00 pm
Under U.S. refugee laws, a political asylee has the right to stay in the United States if they would be tortured, killed or both back home. (By Mario Garcia, The Conversation) The ongoing threat of mass immigration raids is terrifying immigrant communities across the United States. Many of those targeted in these raids are Central […]
The post More Central American Migrants Take Shelter in Churches, Recalling 1980s Sanctuary Movement appeared first on Citizen Truth.
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By Yasmeen Rasidi on Aug 03, 2019 01:00 pm
“The murder of Jamal Khashoggi caused extensive damage to Saudi Arabia’s international image, marking a real low point for a country that has one of the world’s worst press freedom records.” Saudi Arabia will stage a two-day media forum at the end of November, in conjunction with the Saudi Media Awards, the Saudi Journalists’Association (SJA) […]
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By Rami Almeghari on Aug 03, 2019 11:00 am
Sudan’s military announced all officers involved in the Monday deaths of protestors were fired and will be brought to justice. The news brings hope a civil government will soon form. A spokesman for Sudan’s Transitional Military Council, Shams al-Din al-Kabbashi, declared on Friday that an investigation into the latest spate of violence in the Sudanese […]
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By Peter Castagno on Aug 03, 2019 09:00 am
“The extraordinary heat was accompanied by dramatic ice melt in Greenland, in the Arctic and on European glaciers. Unprecedented wildfires raged in the Arctic for the second consecutive month, devastating once pristine forests. This is not science fiction. It is the reality of climate change.” July 2019 was likely the hottest month recorded in human […]
The post July Was Earth’s Hottest Month On Record, According To Preliminary Data appeared first on Citizen Truth.
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By Walter Yeates on Aug 03, 2019 07:00 am
In an effort to quell the record-breaking protests across Hong Kong, China released a video threatening violence against protestors who refuse to “fall back.” In late July Citizen Truth reported the following concerning the continuous pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, “As noted above, the vast majority of protestors in Hong Kong have been peaceful. The […]
The post China Releases Violent ‘Anti-Riot’ Video Threatening Protestors and Defends Police Violence appeared first on Citizen Truth.
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By Ruth Scanzillo on Aug 03, 2019 05:00 am
Never before has the separation of church and state been more relevant, been more vital, been more required, if we as Americans are to survive as a nation.
The post The Cold Holy War appeared first on Citizen Truth.
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By Jack Xiong on Aug 02, 2019 03:00 pm
Bucking potential imprisonment, “Paulchard” of Rammstein stood up for LGBTQ rights with a bold kiss on stage in Moscow. German heavy metal band Rammstein doesn’t seem like a likely ally for the LGBTQ community, but they have sealed their support with a kiss onstage in Russia this week. The kiss came at the end of […]
The post Rammstein’s Onstage Kiss in Moscow Boldly Protests Russia’s Anti-Gay Laws appeared first on Citizen Truth.
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By Peter Castagno on Aug 02, 2019 02:00 pm
“If ‘the cruelty is the point’ of the Trump administration’s immigration policies, allowing for the indefinite detention of children would be its posterchild. I wanted to introduce an amendment stripping indefinite detention from the Graham bill. Graham didn’t allow it.” Senator Lindsey Graham forced a bill to harshen asylum laws through the Senate Judiciary Committee […]
The post Lindsey Graham Breaks Senate Rules To Force Anti-Asylum Bill appeared first on Citizen Truth.
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By Peter Castagno on Aug 02, 2019 01:00 pm
President Trump announced another round of tariffs on Chinese goods on Thursday, the latest development in an escalating trade war between the world’s greatest economies. In a series of tweets, Trump said his administration would impose a new 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods beginning September 1st, adding to the earlier 25% […]
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By Rami Almeghari on Aug 02, 2019 11:00 am
President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is off on a Middle East tour possibly ahead of an Arab states conference at Camp David. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reiterated his country’s support for a Palestinian-Israeli peace that honors international legitimacy resolutions, with occupied East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. Sisi’s remarks came […]
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By Samantha Tiu on Aug 02, 2019 10:00 am
There is always one person at the track with a bike that is ten times louder than anyone else’s, this person tends to be towards the back of the pack on race day and it’s a dead giveaway to how much time they are dedicating to bike prep. Repacking your muffler is a quick and […]
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By Catherine Shakdam on Aug 02, 2019 09:00 am
A now powerful player in the White House, the MKO/MEK group has become a force to be reckoned with, most likely to the detriment of peace. In a rare move last month Congressional members crossed party lines to join in a bipartisan effort to curb U.S. President Donald Trump’s belligerent tweets and comments about Iran. […]
The post Is the Trump Administration Allowing a Terrorist Group to Shape Its Iran Policy? appeared first on Citizen Truth.
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By Peter Castagno on Aug 02, 2019 07:00 am
“Senators must put an end to this blatant disrespect to our judicial system, traditions, and democracy. They must demand that each nomination receives a roll call vote, so the public knows where their senators stand.” The Senate confirmed 13 lifetime judicial nominees this week, entrenching what may be the most enduring legacy of the Trump […]
The post McConnell Advances 13 Lifetime Trump Judges In Rapid-Fire Confirmations appeared first on Citizen Truth.
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By Guest Post on Aug 01, 2019 02:50 pm
House members who voted against a gun control measure received 16 times more gun lobby cash than supporters. (By Abigail Luke, Maplight) Senators who haven’t agreed to back a measure to close loopholes in gun background checks have received 30 times more campaign cash from the industry and its supporters than the measure’s sponsors, according […]
The post Gun Lobby Loaded Up On Contributions To Block Background Check Loopholes appeared first on Citizen Truth.
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By Guest Post on Aug 01, 2019 01:00 pm
Airspace violations are more of an etiquette issue than an act of war and they happen fairly often and do not cause any long term issues. (By Tim Kirby, Strategic Culture Foundation) Alarmist and inaccurate journalism strikes again as CNN presents military cooperation between Russia and China as totally new and out of the blue and as some […]
The post Why Airspace Violations Are No Reason for Panic (Even Though the Media Wants Us to Think Otherwise) appeared first on Citizen Truth.
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