House hearing examines: Was July 13 Secret Service failure ‘criminal gross negligence’ or ‘purposeful intent’?
Partisan politics, “debacles,” a failure to adapt to changing threats, a recent assassination attempt on a former president, and a growing number of mistakes and near-fatal incidents mean the US Secret Service is not in a position to protect America's highest leadership, a committee of experts said at a US House of Representatives hearing on […]
UK government ‘scouring social media’ to arrest people for sharing ‘harmful’ riot footage regardless of intent
The UK government is cracking down on people sharing social media posts about the UK riots that it believes are “likely to incite racial hatred”. Riots have erupted across the UK over an online hoax that suggested an asylum seeker was behind a mass stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event that left three […]
Trump ‘Expected Winner’ of Debate; Most Say Event Won’t Change Voting Intent
Former President Donald Trump is the “predicted winner” of Thursday night’s debate between him and President Joe Biden, but most people say the outcome won’t change their voting intentions, according to the latest Economist/YouGov weekly survey. The majority of respondents (56%) Said Many said they planned to watch the debate on CNN, and many also […]
Minimum Wages Had a Eugenic Intent
All this talk of a $15 national minimum wage prompted me to revisit the standard textbook on economics of the US Progressive Era. Principles of Economics, by Frank W. Taussig (1917) is a pretty interesting book overall and it does hold up in general as an elucidation of then-existing knowledge and pedagogy. There is one section, however, where […]
Exclusive — Anti-Trump Bob Good Circulates Freedom Caucus Rule Changes That Some Worry Veer from Group’s Original Intent, Purpose
Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), the current chairman of the anti-Trump House Freedom Caucus, who is facing a challenge in Virginia’s primary from a pro-Trump senator, introduced significant rule changes to the House Freedom Caucus’ bylaws this week that will take the group in a direction that is clearly different from the intent of its original […]
Legendary college football coach Urban Meyer likens NIL to ‘cheating’: ‘That’s not what the intent is’
Add Urban Meyer to the list of legends disrupting the NIL status quo. The three-time national champion football coach said name, image and likeness have become a form of “cheating” when recruiting players. “If you were a women’s basketball player, like this great girl from Iowa, and they wanted to put her on a billboard […]
DOJ Report Clears FBI Of Malicious Intent In Anti-Catholic Memo
The Department of Justice (DOJ) authorized the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to report that an anti-Catholic memo shared Thursday had malicious intent, Fox News reported. The Justice Department acknowledged the FBI’s intent to target Catholics in a report sent to members of Congress. according to On Fox News. Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. […]
Ocasio-Cortez: Israel Has ‘Crossed the Threshold of Intent’ on Genocide
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Israel is “overstepping the bounds of intent” and causing genocide in Gaza. “If you want to know what this ongoing genocide looks like, open your eyes. It’s similar in some ways to the forced starvation of 1.1 million people,” Ocasio-Cortez said during […]
Internal Pentagon review finds no ‘ill intent’ during Austin’s hospitalization
The Pentagon on Monday released the findings of a 30-day investigation that found there was no attempt to cover up Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s secret hospitalization in December and January, effectively exonerating officials of any wrongdoing. A summary of the unclassified review found room for improvement in the process, but found there was “no sign […]
No Evidence Biden Knowingly Held Classified Information with Intent to Distribute It
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) said Thursday on CNN’s “The Read” that the special counsel believes President Joe Biden “knowingly possessed and intended to disseminate classified information with any intent.” He said he found no evidence that “that was the case.” Anchor Jake Tapper said, “Today, as you know, Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report was released […]