Lack of ‘basic firefighting knowledge,’ failed drills & poor leadership blamed for loss of US Navy warship to five-day fire

The loss of a US Navy ship to a massive blaze was “a completely avoidable catastrophe,” but management lapses on multiple levels, including the failure to activate a firefighting system, made the task impossible, a report claims. … Read More >Lack of ‘basic firefighting knowledge,’ failed drills & poor leadership blamed for loss of US Navy warship to five-day fire

Workers picket across US, insider trading in Congress

Jesse Ventura and Brigida Santos discuss a wave of labor strikes across the US, insider trading in Congress, and the Department of Defense’s response to climate change. Author Alex De Waal talks about his latest book, ‘New pandemics, Old politics: Two Hundred Years of War on Disease and its Alternatives’. … Read More >Workers picket across US, insider trading in Congress

School board group in Pennsylvania quits national association for suggesting angry parents are ‘domestic terrorists’

Pennsylvania state’s association of school boards has voted to leave the national federation for such governing bodies, saying the “final straw” was a letter to President Joe Biden that likened parents to “domestic terrorists.” … Read More >School board group in Pennsylvania quits national association for suggesting angry parents are ‘domestic terrorists’

Man arrested for allegedly raping woman on commuter train in Philadelphia as other passengers watched, did nothing

Police are investigating an incident in which they say passengers on a crowded Philadelphia commuter train stood by and did not even call 911 while a woman was assaulted and raped by a 35-year-old man in plain view. … Read More >Man arrested for allegedly raping woman on commuter train in Philadelphia as other passengers watched, did nothing

US Treasury deputy sec warns unvaxxed Americans that shortages will continue until EVERYONE is jabbed

The deputy secretary at the US Treasury has put Americans on notice that the only way to end the plague of empty shelves around the country is for every resident to be vaccinated. The frank warning came off as a threat to many. … Read More >US Treasury deputy sec warns unvaxxed Americans that shortages will continue until EVERYONE is jabbed

Myth of the debt ceiling, virtual learning profits, investing to change the world

Lee Camp exposes the truth about our ‘debt ceiling’. It’s an arbitrary, completely meaningless ‘limit’ that our government invents. In fact, it’s not even a useful indicator for any economic stressor facing the country. It’s simply a tool used by the rich to enforce austerity that hurts the poor. … Read More >Myth of the debt ceiling, virtual learning profits, investing to change the world

‘Gender fluid’ student accused of raping teen in restroom was transferred to another school, records reveal amid cover-up scandal

School administrators at Virginia’s Loudoun County Public Schools reportedly allowed the alleged ‘gender fluid’ perpetrator behind the rape of a female student in the girls’ bathroom to move to a new school without warning anyone. … Read More >‘Gender fluid’ student accused of raping teen in restroom was transferred to another school, records reveal amid cover-up scandal