Roy Moore: Impeach judge blocking transgender military ban
Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore is calling for the impeachment of the federal judge who partially blocked President Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military. “The decision of a federal judge in the District of Columbia enjoining President Trump’s executive order on transgenderism in the military is absolutely ridiculous and is a perfect example of…
Chelsea Manning Supporters Launch Last-Ditch Call for Clemency
With mere weeks left under an Obama presidency, advocates have launched what they describe as a last ditch effort to save national security whistleblower Chelsea Manning before Donald Trump and his team of pro-torture, anti-LGBTQ war hawks ascend to power. With a protest outside the White House on Saturday and a vigil outside Fort Leavenworth…
On Eve of Election, Progressives Ready to 'Transform American Politics'
On the eve of the U.S. election, one legacy of a highly contentious season is a newly-energized progressive base that is not only mobilized to vote but is itself looking to upset corporate politics nationwide. Much of the credit for the excitement around down-ticket Democrats and progressive ballot measures is given to Sen. Bernie Sanders,…
Has Last Shoe Dropped in Fight Against Superbugs?
Underscoring the potential public health threats widespread agricultural practices pose, bacteria resistant to a class of last-resort antibiotics known as carbapenems has for the first time been found on a U.S. pig farm. The findings were published Monday in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology, and come just months…
#Dec19 Protests Target Electoral College to Block Trump
Protesters are expected at state capitols across the country on Monday where the 538 members of the Electoral College are gathering to ultimately decide who will take up residence at the White House. Tweets about #Dec19 lang:en The organizers’ website describes this as “the day to defend democracy,” and urges “the Electors of the Electoral…
The Resistance Abroad: Expats Rejecting Trump Administration
With actions big and small, it’s clear that resistance within the U.S. to the Trump administration is swelling. But outside the nation’s borders, expats are rising up to express opposition as well. “There’s something like 8 million Americans abroad,” Roxanne Matiz, an American who attended a Nov. 19 protest in Paris, said to Vice. “I…
Ferrari: Upcoming FP1 outings not a ‘shootout’ for juniors
Ferrari sporting director and FDA director Laurent Mekies says the upcoming FP1 outings of Mick Schumacher, Callum Ilott and Robert Shwartzman will not be the equivalent of a virtual shootout for the trio. Schumacher and Ilott will take to the track in next week’s first Eifel Grand Prix practice session at the Nürburgring, respectively with…