Archives for mai 2016

55% Of Americans Want Independent To Run Against Trump, Clinton

It might have taken a shameless war criminal and a repugnant demagogue to finally wake Americans from their two-party stupor, but it’s happening — and it’s better late than never.​

Donald Trump and Melania Trump with Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Clinton at Trump's wedding.

It’s happening! According to a new poll, Americans have finally maxed out their tolerance for “lesser evils” in presidential politics. The survey, published by independent research firm, Data Targeting, found a majority of Americans now want an independent candidate to take on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump — two of the most disliked candidates

San Francisco Police Chief Resigns After Fatal Shooting Of Black Woman

The resignation was welcomed by the city’s activist community, who for months charged the chief with being unresponsive to community concerns.

San Francisco police Chief Greg Suhr speaks during a town hall meeting

The San Fransisco police killed another Black person Thursday morning, except this time there were actually consequences. The city's police chief, Greg Suhr, resigned hours after the fatal shooting of a Black woman and after San Fransisco Mayor Ed Lee asked him to step down. "It's unfortunate it required another innocent life to be taken

Outraged Americans Have Had Just About Enough Of The TSA

“The patience of the flying public has reached a breaking point. Given the adverse customer service and economic impacts, we can no longer tolerate the continuing inadequacy of TSA passenger screening services.”

A traveler is patted down by a TSA agent as they go through security at the Salt Lake City International Airport Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)

At Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Sunday, about 450 passengers missed their flights because of long lines at TSA security checkpoints. This brings the total to around 800 in the past week alone — and nearly 4,000 since February. Earlier in the week, O’Hare had advised travelers to arrive at the airport three hours before their flights

The FBI Wants To Keep The National Biometric Database A Secret

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is attempting to suppress information about a massive database which contains fingerprints, palm prints, iris, voice, and face scans, as well as other biometric data, of millions of Americans.

An individual’s image is captured by an officer using a webcam after going through the PACE (Police And Criminal Evidence) checks

In early May the U.S. Department of Justice released a proposal which would exempt the FBI’s biometric database from public disclosure. Specifically, the proposal would exempt the Next Generation Identification (NGI) System from provisions of the federal Privacy Act, which “requires federal agencies to share information about the records they

Hit With Claims Of Misconduct, Trump Raises Bill Clinton Rape Allegations

« There’s nobody that respects women more than I do… you know that. And I treat women with respect…And I have – we all have fun. We all have good times. »

Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump gestures at a regional police union meeting in Portsmouth, N.H., Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

As it looks increasingly likely that presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump will go up against Democrat Hillary Clinton in the upcoming general election, the billionaire has begun to address his issues among female voters by going after Bill Clinton’s controversial sexual history. Real estate mogul Donald Trump has a troubled history

Republicans Continue Efforts To Derail Iran Deal, Target White House Pro-Deal PR Campaign

« I think there are some people who have some explaining to do when it comes to the wildly false accusations that they made about the Iran deal. And it’s not the administration. It’s Republicans who are demonstrably wrong when it comes to the Iran deal. »

Utah Republican Jason Chaffetz is hard at work dissecting the White House's bid for peace with Iran. (Photo: House GOP/flickr)

WASHINGTON — The White House locked horns on Thursday with a House committee chairman over whether a senior aide should testify before Congress about his role in crafting President Barack Obama's public relations campaign in favor of the Iran nuclear deal. White House spokesman Josh Earnest did not rule out the possibility that deputy national