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Jim Crow Jumps Into The Game

History in blackface slaps the present moment awake.

(SALEM / PeaceVoice) - What? The governor put that picture on his yearbook page? In 1984? The wave of outrage, the demand for his resignation — from Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s own party, the Democrats — can’t be dismissed with a shrug and an apology.

His career may be over, thanks not simply to an act of youthful stupidity but to the context that made it possible: good old American racism.

Kentucky, Your Drug Epidemic Has a Name and a Face: Meet Jon

Jon is not a statistic; he is a victim of failed justice.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - By way of introduction: Kentucky, this was Jon. He was a son, a father and a brother. He was loved by family and friends.

On July 27, 2018 Jon died in a drug ravaged town in Butler County, Kentucky where the words "empowerment", "prevention", "education" and "treatment" are not used. Jon died of a drug overdose.

Trump Insults His Intelligence Chiefs

“Intelligence has never played a role in Donald Trump’s life” -Sarah Huckabee Sanders

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - The Assessment found that Trump's trade policies and “unilateralism” and “America First” approach have strained traditional alliances and prompted foreign partners to seek new relationships.

Trump ridiculed the intelligence chiefs’ Assessment as "extremely passive and naive” and that “[P]erhaps Intelligence should go back to school.”

Four Defendants Added to Gypsy Joker Motorcycle Club Racketeering Conspiracy

Club’s National President Among Those Charged in Conspiracy

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A federal grand jury has returned a five-count superseding indictment charging six members and associates of the Gypsy Joker Outlaw Motorcycle Club for racketeering, kidnapping and murder.

Six defendants including GJOMC National President 61-year old Kenneth Earl Hause, 58-year old Mark Leroy Dencklau, 48-year old Earl Deverle Fisher, 36-year old Ryan Anthony Negrinelli, 61-year old Joseph Duane Folkerts, and a sixth unnamed defendant are charged with conspiring to conduct and participate in the activities of a racketeering enterprise.

Purdue Pharma and The Sacklers Crimes Against Humanity!

Was critical information withheld that potentially could have saved hundreds of thousands of lives to addiction and death as billions of dollars were put in the pockets of the perpetrators and their benefactors?

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - Below are photos of the front page of The Orlando Sentinel who did an explosive series in October 2003 on Purdue Pharma and their deadly new drug, OxyContin.

The 5-part series exposed the criminal marketing of OxyContin by Purdue Pharma. You will not find this series on the Internet.

More AIPAC Than J Street: Kamala Harris Runs to the Right on Foreign Policy

The California senator’s hardline positions on Israel-Palestine point to a dangerous disregard for international law.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - California’s junior senator Kamala Harris is being embraced by many progressive Democrats, and she’s branding herself as a progressive.

Yet in the course of her little more than two years in the U.S. Senate, she’s taken some foreign policy positions that should give pause to supporters of human rights and international law.

Arrow Air 1285, Murder and the Lucifer Directive

Army Airborne and LAPD Bomb Squad officers murdered to keep the lid shut on the Gander Air Crash.

(Gander, NEWFOUNDLAND) - Arrow Air 1285, a military chartered McDonnell Douglas DC-8, caught fire and exploded one minute after take-off from Gander, Newfoundland, killing a reported 256 Americans on December 12, 1985. There were no survivors.

The passengers were part of a 101^st Airborne infantry battalion, returning from a six-month peacekeeping tour with the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai.

Journalist Marzieh Hashemi Released From Federal Custody

Hashemi was detained by the Federal Government for 10 days without charge or accusation.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Marzieh Hashemi is an American citizen and a prominent news anchor for Iran's Press TV. She detained by the Federal Government for 10 days without charge or accusation, held in a prison facility in Washington DC as a "material witness."

As of this afternoon, she has been released from custody.

2019 National Baseball Hall of Fame`s Newest Members

Should those who competed honestly be treated the same as those who cheated?

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - It is that time of year for sports writers to cast their ballots for former baseball players for consideration for entry into the Cooperstown National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. It is not run by Major League Baseball.

Any candidate who receives votes on 75% of all ballots cast will earn election to the Hall of Fame. This year closer Mariano Rivera, designated hitter Edgar Martinez, and pitchers Roy Halladay, and Mike Mussina are this year’s newest members.

Huge Backlog Could Trigger New Wave of Shale Oil

"...we have lowered our expectations for oil production growth by about 500,000 bpd for 2020 and 2021"

(LONDON / OilPrice.com) - The number of drilled but uncompleted wells (DUCs) in the U.S. shale patch has skyrocketed by roughly 60 percent over the past two years. That leaves a rather large backlog that could add a wave of new supply, even if the pace of drilling begins to slow.

The backlog of DUCs has continued to swell, essentially uninterrupted, for more than two years. The total number of DUCs hit 8,723 in November 2018, up 287 from a month earlier.