Trump Administration Spars with Transparency
FOIA experts, Property of the People obtained receipts, from the Coast Guard, that show the WH’s National Security Council (NSC) paid $1,092 for a two-night stay in March at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Continue reading
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program protects roughly 800,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation by an Obama executive order.
During his campaign, Trump promised to end DACA. In April, he indicated that people covered under the program had Continue reading
Most people alive today will remember that on November 18, 1978, 918 people died in the settlement called Jonestown, Guyana. Nearly all of them ended their lives willingly by drinking a Koolaid laced with cyanide. The tragedy began with the assassination of United States Congressman Leo Ryan as he attempted to flee the settlement in fear of his life. It ended with the willing (and forced) suicides of nearly one thousand people. Few of us can understand why so many people would blindly follow a man all the way to their actual deaths, and yet without a doubt, this is exactly what happened at Jonestown.
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A somewhat astonished Cubs fan was offered food by a passing stranger who turned out to be the nearly former governor of New Jersey. After having consumed a good portion of his 4th Super Sized Sundae, Christie decided it was time for some pizza instead. But rather than toss the mountain of ice cream remaining in his over-sized bowl, he offered what was left to a random fan by saying “You want some of this?”. The fan declined, however, and then ran up the stairs appearing to hold his stomach, and disappeared into the men’s room.
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