Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2017. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: Donald Trump’s bullying tweets aimed at civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis are appalling. The candidate who said that African Americans should vote for him because their lives were so bad that they “had nothing to lose” now perpetuates[Read More…]
Day: January 16, 2017
British TV Listing Trolls Donald Trump and Goes Viral
UK–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2017 By Walter Einenkel The Sunday Herald had a fun television listing in their normally dry listings this past weekend. The Sunday Herald TV Section wins today. pic.twitter.com/OanCZdznGJ — George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) January 15, 2017 President Trump: The Inauguration 4pm, BBC One/ STV After a long absence, The[Read More…]
A Desperate Donald Trump Records a Message on Facebook Offering Free Inauguration Tickets
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2017 By Jen Hayden What if you threw an inauguration and nobody came? Is Donald Trump’s inauguration crowd going to be bad or the worst in modern American history? He’s only been able to draw a handful of D.C.-area wedding DJs and a handful of county fair musical[Read More…]
Trump Finally Lands An ‘A’-list Celebrity To Show Up At His Inauguration
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2017 By Dartagnan Martin Shkreli If by “A,” you mean Asshole: Who says there aren’t going to be any “celebrities” at the Trump inauguration! Notorious pharma bro Martin Shkreli is headed to Washington, DC for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration… A Brooklyn judge on Wednesday OK’d Shkreli’s travel[Read More…]
Southern Poverty Law Center: A Day to Reflect, Recommit to the Vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2017. Today is a very special day – a time for us to not only pay tribute to one of our nation’s greatest leaders but to reflect upon and recommit ourselves to the ideals that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. championed. But we shouldn’t fool ourselves. Dr. King’s[Read More…]
Southern Poverty Law Center is an Official Supporter of the Women’s March on Washington
ALABAMA– (ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2017. The day after the presidential inauguration, thousands are expected to converge on the nation’s capital for the Women’s March on Washington. As an official partner of the march, the Southern Poverty Law Center stands in solidarity with its organizers’ vision — that “women’s rights are human[Read More…]
Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, January 16, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2017. On Jan. 15, Coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted five strikes coordinated with[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2017. On January 14, the Department of Defense announced the death of a soldier who was supporting U.S. Army Central. Spc. John P. Rodriguez, of Hemet, Calif., died Jan.12, in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in a non-combat related incident. The incident is under investigation.[Read More…]
ACLU Calls on Americans to Take ‘The People’s Oath’ and Pledge to Protect and Defend the Constitution (Video)
Launches Digital Campaign to Create Personalized Oaths to Coincide with Jan. 20th Inauguration NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2017. Building on the sense of urgency and desire to take action that many Americans feel as we approach Donald J. Trump taking the Presidential Oath, the American Civil Liberties Union invites people[Read More…]
Oxfam Report: Just 8 Men Own Same Wealth as Half the World
Eight men own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity, according to a new report published by Oxfam today to mark the annual meeting of political and business leaders in Davos. UK–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2017. Oxfam’s report, ‘An economy for the 99[Read More…]