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'Covid' Ops: Where in the world is Ghislaine Maxwell?
She’s the youngest of notorious former media mogul Robert Maxwell’s five children and the alleged procuror of young girls for Jeffrey Epstein… and, strangely, hide nor hair has been seen of her since his mysterious death in a New York prison cell in August last year, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
By Steve Harrison4 years ago in The Swamp
Confederate Memorial Day
Most every American knows about Memorial Day, also known as Decoration Day. This is the holiday on the last Monday in May, when the graves of Veterans are “decorated” with flags, flowers and wreathes. There is a similar observance that takes place on varied dates and is only celebrated in the southern states. This little known observance is said to preceed the one that all Americans observe. According to Wikipedia in the spring of 1866 the Ladies Memorial Association of Columbus, Georgia, passed a resolution to set aside one day annually to memorialize the Confederate war dead. Mary Ann Williams, the association’s secretary, was chosen to pen a letter inviting women from ladies groups in every former Confederate state to join in this special occasion.
By Cheryl E Preston4 years ago in The Swamp
An Open Letter to Trump Supporters and Anyone Willing to Listen
To whom it may concern, First of all, let's get the formalities off the table. Hello. My name is Dalton. I'm a liberal (thought I should just go ahead and rip that Bandaid off). I want to talk, not as an opponent, but as a fellow American. I had a different narrative opening this letter, but as I continued to write I was forced to change it. I would love to have a passionate, yet informed, discussion, but sometimes that's not always possible. So I would like to just point out a few things that have happened in recent news and then ask a few questions.
By Dalton Ryder4 years ago in The Swamp
Let’s Face It. We Need The “$2,000/month” Money For The People Act.
Some days ago, Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Tim Ryan, two Democrats in the House of Representatives, proposed the emergency money for the people act that helps fix the problems that were present in the CARES act. The problem with the cares act is that it excluded a lot of people. It prohibited undocumented immigrants and excluded college students and a few other types of workers who desperately need money because they were unable to work due to the shutdown. To add on to that, are some people who can not get approval for unemployment in their state, like Undocumented or part-time workers. Some workers are only eligible for the $600 in the care act and not the additional state benefits. Such a bill like this would help patch specific flaws in the original proposal. It also has options for the un-banked with the opportunities to send money to Venmo accounts, Cash app accounts, and Paypal accounts for those who don’t have traditional or even more modern fintech bank accounts.
By C.R. Pattison4 years ago in The Swamp
Pain Medication List:
Prescription opioids are some of the most commonly used drugs to treat pain. However, consistent misuse of these drugs continues to be an ongoing epidemic in the U.S. and elsewhere. More than 191 million opioid prescriptions were dispensed to Americans in 2017, and in 2018, about 9.9 million Americans over the age of 12 reported misusing prescription pain relievers in the past year.1,2 Not surprisingly, an estimated 1.7 million Americans were addicted to pain relievers and two million had an opioid use disorder in 2018.2
By Mathew Gorman4 years ago in The Swamp
The (dis)United States of Europe
A fast paced entrance of a huge number of immigrants is not something to take lightly or appeal to tolerance as the only way to cope. Yes, tolerance is good. But the issue here is why have so many people decided suddenly to come to Europe? To me, there's something there that we don't know about. And it is dangerous for both the immigrants and the countries that they come to.
By Maritsa Solares4 years ago in The Swamp