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By JP Carroll The Venezuelan conservative opposition is done dealing with the Socialist government of Nicolas Maduro, so they have collected 1.85 million signatures to prompt a recall election. Gathering signatures to legally justify a recall election is only the latest attempt in a months-long power struggle between the conservative opposition and the ruling Socialist…
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has suspended his campaign after a devastating loss in Indiana. This leaves Governor John Kasich versus business mogul Donald Trump for the Republican nomination. With Trump looking like the likely Republican nominee, many Cruz supporters are looking for a new candidate. Austin Petersen responded with a Facebook video that has gotten…
By Blake Neff Over 90 percent of Detroit schools were closed Monday as the system was rocked by yet another “sickout,” with thousands of teachers taking simultaneous sick days in order to force the system to shut down. The sickout was called by the Detroit Federation of Teachers (DFT) Sunday, in an effort to pressure Detroit…
By Jacob Bojesson London is expected to elect its first-ever Muslim mayor Thursday, despite opponents presenting evidence of his past ties to radical Islam. Sadiq Khan, a member of parliament for the center-left Labour Party, holds a 20-point lead in polls going into Thursday’s election. If elected, Khan would become the first Muslim mayor in…
Craig Steven Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto by Joey Clark After years of speculation, Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright has revealed himself to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. In an interview with the BBC, Wright claims, “I was the main part of it, but other people helped me,” including the now deceased Hal Finney, a world…
By Casey Harper Two men who set ablaze a police car during the Baltimore riots have been handed down prison sentences a year later. Keith Riggins, 24, and Keon Brown, 23, both received prison time Friday for their role in setting a police car on fire during the April 2015 Baltimore riots, according to the State’s Attorney…
Prince did not leave a will upon his death, which means half of his estate’s worth will be stolen by the government. by Joey Clark In his 2009 song “Colonized Mind,” Prince laments “the blind leading the blind” in a struggle for domination and predation in the name of the law. One line of the…
By Andrew Follett Technologically advanced alien civilizations almost certainly exist, according to a new study by astronomers published Friday. The study used the most recent discoveries of planets outside the solar system to estimate the likelihood that other technologically advanced civilizations exist. The study estimates that the odds of humanity being the only civilization in the…
By Blake Neff The faculty senate at George Mason University (GMU) has approved a resolution officially protesting the school’s decision to rename its law school after deceased Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, complaining that Scalia’s jurisprudence was harmful to “marginalized” groups in the United States. GMU announced in March that it would be renaming its law school to…
By JP Carroll Cartels may have been behind the shocking massacre of eight members of an Ohio family killed execution style Friday. Eight members of the Rhoden family were murdered “execution style” according to WCPO Scripps 9. The slaying took place in rural Pike County, Ohio, which is known for marijuana cultivation. Ohio Attorney General Mike…