Good on 2012 and 2016 Green Party candidate Jill Stein for trying to confirm the outcome of the 2016 Presidential election. (Stein was interviewed about her effort by investigative journalist Brad Friedman on Thanksgiving Eve.) You can never be too sure, especially these days: An election recount will take place soon in Wisconsin, after former […]
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Don’t Murder People
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Is the Taxpayer Bailing out Donald Trump’s Personal Fortune?
The Treasury’s currency swap line with the UAE looks suspiciously like corruption.
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