A new video released by Iranian state media shows what appears to be a U.S. cruise missile striking a compound where around 175 Iranian students and staff were killed at a girls school a little over a week ago. read more
"We didn't think this would happen to someone complying with the processes that were told to him," said longtime friend Nikhil Delahaye. "We said we could take this moment and panic or really step up to see how we could help him." Mbock has no criminal history, has worked various retail jobs, and has been able to live his life openly as a gay man. Family and friends fear that if Mbock is returned to his native country of Cameroon, he could be targeted because of his sexuality. Under Cameroonian law, sexual relationships between people of the same sex are illegal and can carry prison time. read more
As part of their training, the original report in Government Executive says, some callers may express suicidal ideation, and they give examples using a theoretical employee named Fiona. "It's important for Fiona to keep the caller engaged and to remind her that suicide is only one option," the trainer tells the workers in a video. The Government Executive has a copy of the video, it says. Workers receiving the training were shocked and asked for clarification.
Blount County officials have arrested and charged Franc Maloney, a foreign national from Canada, with multiple counts of felony voter fraud. District Attorney Pamela Casey announced that a grand jury indicted Maloney for unlawfully voting in nine state and federal elections, despite not being a U.S. citizen. The elections in question date back to 2017 and include the November 2024 general election and the March 2024 Republican primary election, among others. read more
Investigators say former police chief David Crawford committed 13 arsons in five Maryland counties over the course of nearly a decade before he was caught in 2021. read more
"They have a few who thought Joe Biden was going to remove the country from oil dependence"
You mean like this?
US Achieves Energy Independence for First Time in 40 Years
Mar 13, 2024
The U.S. has shaken off its reliance on imports of fossil fuels for the first time in 40 years, according to recent analysis by J.P. Morgan, at a time when global conflicts have led to increased demand for energy elsewhere in the world.
www.newsweek.com
The existence of a Jewish minority in Iran doesn't prove anything about the Iranian regime's hostility toward Israel.
#46 | Posted by BillJohnson
The existence of Jews in Iran demonstrates Iran's problem isn't with the Jews, it's the Zionist Occupied Government of Israel.
I bet those are some pretty Orthodox Jews. The kind who don't believe Israel should exist as a Zionist Occupation.
From the founding of political Zionism in the 1890s, Haredi Jewish leaders voiced objections to its secular orientation, and before the establishment of the State of Israel, the vast majority of Haredi Jews were opposed to Zionism
en.wikipedia.org
It's amazing how folks don't understand how the world literally works.
#46 | Posted by eberly
Dunning Kruger effect explains it very nicely.