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DEA Releases 2018 National Drug Threat Assessment

Controlled prescription drugs remain responsible for the largest number of overdose deaths of any illicit drug class.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - DEA Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon today announced results of the 2018 National Drug Threat Assessment, which outlines the threats posed to the United States by domestic and international drug trafficking and the abuse of illicit drugs.

“This report underscores the scope and magnitude of the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States,” said Acting Administrator Dhillon

GOP Solution for Deficits - Cut Social Safety Nets!

The GOP tax “overall” made no attempt to eliminate the deficit, much less the debt.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - The deficits have risen to $779 billion in 2018, up from $666 billion in 2017.

Of course, the Republicans claim that their $1.5 trillion tax overhaul last year had nothing to do with this, but experts estimate that the tax overhaul will result in about $1.45 trillion in net deficits over a decade.

The Morris Worm:
30 Years Since First Major Attack on the Internet

The Morris Worm inspired a new generation of hackers and Internet-driven assaults

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - At around 8:30 p.m. on November 2, 1988, a maliciously clever program was unleashed on the Internet from a computer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

This cyber worm was soon propagating at remarkable speed and grinding computers to a halt. “We are currently under attack,” wrote a concerned student at the University of California, Berkeley.

Mass Murder and American History

“Screw your optics, I’m going in.”

(SALEM, Ore.) - This is bigger than hate, this latest mass shooting, last weekend, at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, in which, oh my God, 11 more innocent souls died at the hands of a home-grown terrorist.

The president’s anti-immigrant tweets may have been in grotesque synchronicity with the killer’s ... And they no doubt fed the climate in which Robert Bowers acted, but this is bigger than Donald Trump. He may be the trigger, but the weapon has been ready and waiting for a long time.

Trump Crying Wolf About Migrant Caravan

Border crossings are at the lowest level since 1971.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - The recent caravan heading for the U.S. border is like manna from heaven for Trump and the Republican candidates for Congress. Now they can sow fear, loathing, and lies about these poor migrants escaping poverty and terror in their countries and seeking a better life in this country.

Trump provided no support for his claim that the caravan includes criminals and Middle East terrorists.

FBI Director Christopher Wray`s Remarks Regarding Arrest of Cesar Sayoc in Suspicious Package Investigation

FBI Director Wray delivered the following remarks during a press conference today:

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - As the attorney general has confirmed, we have arrested Cesar Sayoc in connection with this investigation. As our investigation is still ongoing, I may not be able to answer questions about his background or about his motive.

What I can say is that this was a nationwide investigation of enormous scope and of the greatest importance....

Truth and Reconciliation for Gender-based Offenses

Help chart a fair path forward in light of the #MeToo movement.

(BALTIMORE, Maryland) - I was very inspired by the bold New York Times piece “Eight Stories of Men’s Regret,” published in response to the polarized debate over now-Justice Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

Not only is it brave to confess one’s past transgressions, but it is also necessary for accountability, which is the missing link of #MeToo.

UPDATED: Statement on the FBI`s Investigation of Suspicious Packages

In addition to the five packages referenced in the original statement, the FBI has now confirmed SEVERAL additional packages.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Between October 22 and 26, 2018, suspicious packages were received at multiple locations in the New York and Washington, D.C., areas and Florida. The packages are being sent for analysis at the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia.

"This investigation is of the highest priority for the FBI."

Wine Drinkers May Pay More for Origin than Taste

A new study shows that a wine's origin might affect acceptable price more than taste.

(RICHLAND, Wash.) - Taste might have less to do with what consumers are willing to pay for wine than you think.

Researchers found through a series blind taste tests that ‘nontaste-related factors’ may play a larger role in how much consumers are willing to pay for wine in Hong Kong, compared with their western counterparts.

On the Midterms

Almost half of eligible voters (46.9% ) did not vote in the 2016 presidential election.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - Are the Democrats too smug about the midterms, relying too much on favorable polls? Some Democrats are acting like they have already won control of the House.

Personally, I don’t trust polls so much these days since the 2016 presidential election where too many showed Hillary Clinton winning comfortably. Democrats shouldn’t rely on them either.